Arul Muralikrishna
Pronouns: he/him
Research Mentor(s): Yiyang Li
Co-Presenter:
Research Mentor School/College/Department: Materials Science & Engineering / Engineering
Presentation Date: April 20
Presentation Type: Poster
Session: Session 6 – 4:40pm – 5:30 pm
Room: League Ballroom
Authors: Arul Muralikrishna, Yiyang Li
Presenter: 87
Abstract
We aim to develop a new platform for single battery particle chagrin and the aim of my project is to find a process to improve the adhesion of the battery particles for charging. We pattern a conducting binder to secure the battery particle to the metallic current collector. The adhesive used throughout this investigation is PEDOT. This experiment involves placing shadow masks of varying thicknesses onto a silicon chip while changing many variables of the PEDOT spray gun such as the spraying pressure. We also investigated how the concentration of the solution and the temperature of the silicon chip affect the arrangement of the particles. This was found with an optical microscope to determine whether the spraying coverage was uniform, thus providing us with observational results. We found that coating a 1.3% concentration PEDOT layer in 3 4-second intervals at a temperature of 90 degrees Celsius and pressure of 5 psi provides the best and most uniform coverage. The experiment is still in progress, however, it is expected that these conditions will continue to be the most ideal, aligning with the goals of this investigation and allowing for single-particle batteries to maintain a longer charging life.
Engineering
