We will characterize and define the complex atomic-to-nanometer length scale polymer/electrolyte interfaces that control ion and electrical charge transport and storage processes from low to high doping regimes. Manipulation of the chemistry and morphology of these atomic-to-nano-interfaces is essential for new energy conversion and storage chemistries and platforms using these materials, which includes capacitors and batteries.
Thrust Leader
Chad Risko
Charge Transport Thrust Lead, SPECS
Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Kentucky
Faculty Director, Office of Undergraduate Research, University of Kentucky
Key Investigators
Neal Armstrong
Senior On-Site Advisor, SPECS
Regents Professor (Emeritus), Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona
Regents Professor (Emeritus), College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona
Joel Bombile
Postdoc, Department of Chemistry & Centre for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
Risko Group
Jean-Luc Bredas
Regents Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona
Andrew Ferguson
Group Manager, Spectroscopy & Photoscience, NREL
William Kopcha
Postdoc, Chemistry and Nanoscience Center, Spectroscopy and Photoscience Group, NREL
Office of Basic Energy Sciences Early Career Network Representative
Tim Lian
Associate Director of Scientific Continuity, SPECS
Charge Transfer Thrust Lead, SPECS
William Henry Emerson Professor, Department of Chemistry, Emory University
Arianna Magni
Postdoc, Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Salleo Group
Jianguo Mei
Durability Thrust Co-Lead, SPECS
Co-Chair of Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University
Erin Ratcliff
Director, SPECS
Associate Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona
Obadiah Reid
Associate Research Professor, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder
Joint Appointee, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Alberto Salleo
Professor of Materials Science, Stanford University
Natalie Stingelin
Associate Director of Scientific Continuity, SPECS
Chair, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Editor-in-Chief, ‘Journal of Materials Chemistry C’ (RSC)
Mike Toney
Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Professor, Material Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Fellow, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder