Workshop B : Next-generation Li-ion batteries: Barriers Interfering with Reaching the Targets

Batteries are by far the most common form of storing electrical energy, and they range in size from the button cells used in watches to megawatt load-levelling applications. Today’s lithium ion batteries are dependent not only on the nature of the electrode materials, but also on complex solid-liquid and interfacial reactions. Knowledge of how the solid electrode materials behave may be available on an atomistic level, but the knowledge is rarely transferred to higher length-scale or device optimization. The workshop B provides a forum for researchers and students working in solid state chemistry and batteries, and focus on both basic and applied recent research findings that have led to improved Li battery materials, and to the understanding of the fundamental processes that determine and control their electrochemical performance. The following issue will be involved:
– New ideas for Li-ion intercalation material
– Materials performance (voltage, capacity, power, stability)
– Electrolytes and Electrode/electrolyte interfaces
– Safety, reliability, design,
– Latest progress in relation with the development of the renewable energies
– Na-ion batteries vs. Li-ion batteries.

Submission:

See IRSEC’14 submission page: http://med-space.org/irsec14/submission/. On your submission in easychair system, please use the Topic:” Workshop B : Next-generation Li-ion batteries: Barriers Interfering with Reaching the Targets”.

Workshop B Chairs :

Biography of Prof. Ilias Belharouak

Before joining QEERI Dr. Belharouak was a Senior Materials Scientist and Battery Expert at Argonne National Laboratory. Dr. Belharouak has extensive experience working with multiple government agencies and industry in applying lithium-ion battery research for projects ranging from electric vehicles to medical and military applications. Dr. Belharouak is leading a world class team to develop and implement durable, efficient and affordable stationary energy storage solutions for solar and desalination applications with a focus on the valorization of the Qatari natural resources.

Dr. Belharouak managed and/or led several energy storage research and development projects funded by different branches of the US in Government and/ or industry. He has 15 patents and patents applications.

Biography of Prof. Ismael Saadoune

Ismael SAADOUNE, Full Professor in the University Cadi Ayyad (UCA) since 2000, was born in Casablanca in 1965 and graduated from the University of Bordeaux, France (French PhD) and the University Cadi Ayyad of Marrakech, Morocco (Moroccan PhD). These Two PhDs were focused on Material Science with the specific research topic ‘Lithium-ion Batteries as efficient energy storage system’.
In 2002, He created the Laboratory of Materials and Environmental Chemistry in UCA. More than 100 graduate and 40 Master students were hosted in his Lab. 14 PhD Students have been under his supervision, all of them are now involved in the Industry or in research laboratories. He is the principal investigator of 8 national and 12 international research projects. He is involved in two European Master ERASMUS MUNDUS: ‘Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion’ and ‘Functionalized Advanced Materials and Engineering’.
Professor Ismael SAADOUNE was recently received an award from Tokyo University of Science, Japan as a result of his intensive activity on lithium ion batteries.
He has authored/co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed, conference papers, and project reports. He is currently a member of editorial boards for three journals and reviewer of more than 100 research papers. His publications have received more than 1400 citations and his Hirsch index is h = 17.
Pr I. Saadoune has been visiting professor in many universities and research institutes within international scientific collaborations (Germany, Spain, Japan, France, Sweden, South Korea, USA).