Lithium-Air Batteries with split Oxygen Harvesting and Redox processes

LABOHR aims to develop Ultra High-Energy battery systems for automotive applications. LABOHR has 5 key objectives:

1. development of a green and safe electrolyte chemistry based on non-volatile, non-flammable ionic liquids;
2. use of novel nanostructured high capacity anodes in combination with ionic liquid-based electrolytes;
3. use of novel 3-D nanostructured O₂ cathodes making use of IL-based O₂ carriers/electrolytes with the goal to understand and improve the electrode and electrolyte properties and thus their interactions;
4. development of an innovative device capable of harvesting dry O₂ from air; and
5. construction of fully integrated rechargeable lithium-Air cells with optimized electrodes, electrolytes, O₂-harvesting system and other ancillaries. LABOHR aims to overcome the energy limitation for the application of the present Li-ion technology in electric vehicles with the goal to perform frontier research and breakthrough work to position Europe as a leader in the developing field of high energy, environmentally benign and safe batteries.