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SOLID ELECTROLYTE

Solid electrolyte will be an important focus area for CIC Energigune because a breakthrough in solid electrolyte will not only improve the safety and manufacturability of Li-based batteries by enabling an all solid-state design, but also help advance Li-air batteries by addressing the problems associated with liquid electrolytes. Major challenges for solid electrolytes are conductivity and temperature range, especially at very low temperatures. The two main research lines of this group are related to ceramic and polymer electrolytes.

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John Kilner
John Kilner
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Dr. Kilner is a Professor of Materials Science, former head of the Department of Materials and former Dean of the Royal School of Mines (Imperial College London).

He has been involved in research into ionic and mixed conducting ceramics for 30 years and has published over 250 papers in this and related fields of materials science.

Recently he was appointed as European Editor for the Journal Solid State Ionics. He is the holder of a number of patents relating to fuel cells and gas separation devices and the co founder of a successful spinout company CeresPower Ltd.

Prof. Kilner is primarily interested in studying the exchange and diffusion of oxygen in oxide ceramic materials for applications in devices such as fuel cells, oxygen separators and sensors, and has been instrumental in the development of isotopic exchange SIMS techniques to study these phenomena.

Much of his work is now centred upon the development of the Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cell and improved understanding of surface and interfacial phenomena is crucial for further development of this device.

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