Novel composite materials developed for high-temperature battery and supercapacitors

Indian researchers have developed a thermally stable solid electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries for energy storage that promise application for a wide range of temperatures from 30-500 degrees Celsius.
Energy generation and storage is the need of the hour, and worldwide efforts are being invested for developing cost-effective, efficient options.
There are several scientific and technical limitations in the present technology, for example, dependence of liquid electrolytes and narrow range of operating temperatures.
The team has used DST FIST-supported High-temperature X-ray diffraction (HTXRD) facility Rigaku SmartLab, particularly useful for the thermal stability assessment of novel solid electrolytes.
The FIST programme (Funds for S&T) was launched in the year 2000 to strengthen S&T infrastructure with adequate funding and associated flexibility.