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Demonstration of Silicon/Carbon Nanostructured Electrodes in Li-Ion Batteries

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NNJ06JD84C
Agency Tracking Number: 050104
Amount: $99,933.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: T5.01
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2005
Award Year: 2006
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2006-01-23
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2007-01-22
Small Business Information
200 YELLOW PL
Rockledge, FL 32955-5327
United States
DUNS: 175302579
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Russell Davis
 Principal Investigator
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 rwd@mainstream-engr.com
Business Contact
 Michael Rizzo
Title: Business Official
Phone: (321) 631-3550
Email: mar@mainstream-engr.com
Research Institution
 Universities Research Association
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10211 Wincopin Circle, Suite 500
Columbia, MD 21044
United States

 (216) 433-9065
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

The energy generation and storage for modern-day sensor networks, communications, and electronics presents a variety of unique challenges. To achieve the long-duration missions away from Earth as outlined in the Vision for Human Exploration in Space, these energy storage systems will need to undergo a dramatic increase in their specific energy densities. Recently, Mainstream has made startling advances in the area of high energy-density batteries using carbon nanotube (CNT) electrodes. However, theory suggests that silicon actually possesses an intercalation capacity that is an order of magnitude above that of carbon. If this is able to be translated into added capacity, it would truly revolutionize Li-ion electrochemistry and energy-storage technologies in general. The Universities Space Research Association has recently developed a process of growing silicon nanorods and has agreed to team with Mainstream for this Phase I STTR effort. This Phase I focuses on developing and testing electrodes comprised of both silicon and carbon nanostructures in Li-ion batteries. Because the basic battery chemistry will not be affected, safety will not be compromised.

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