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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri">In o</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri">rde</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri">r to enable 40 miles PHEVs and long electric drive range EVs, there is a need of
developing advanced battery systems that offer at least 250 to 300 wh/kg energy density. The most significant technical barrier to developing commercially viable Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) is the energy storage system. The challenge is to develop
batteries that are able to perform the requirements imposed by a PHEV system and yet meet market expectations in terms of cost and life.<span style="">
</span>In this case, the PHEV battery will experience both deep discharge, like an electric vehicle, and shallow cycling necessary to maintain the battery for power assist in charge sustaining HEV mode.<span style="">
</span>Conventional lithium-ion batteries based on metal oxides and graphite have made significant progress in recent years for HEV applications, however, durability with the PHEV duty cycle and the ultimate cost and safety of the technology remain key challenges.
To achieve a very high all electric drive range, a new battery system with advanced high capacity cathode materials and stabilized high capacity anode is needed. In this talk, we will disclose several strategies to increase significantly the energy density
of lithium battery trough the development of high energy cathode material coupled with high voltage electrolyte.<span style="">
</span>We also describe some new approach of improving the cycle life of Si/carbon composite anode and addressing the poor initial efficiency of this system by developing a novel prelithiation concept. We will conclude by showing novel Sulfur selenium based
system that overcome both conductivity, swelling and dissolution issues known to sulfur system.
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Dr. Khalil Amine is an Argonne Distinguished Fellow and the director of</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">the Advanced Battery Technology team at Argonne National Laboratory,</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">where he is responsible for directing the research and development of</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">advanced materials and battery systems for HEV, PHEV, EV, and satellite,</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">military and medical applications. Dr. Amine currently serves a</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">committee member of the U.S. National Research Consul, US Academy</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">of Sciences on battery related technologies. He is an adjunct distinguished</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">professor at Stanford University, Hong Kong University of science &Technology, Peking University, and Beijing Institute of Technology. Among his many</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">awards, Dr. Khalil is a 2003 recipient of Scientific America’s Top Worldwide 50 Researcher</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Award, a 2008 University of Chicago distinguished performance award, a 2009 recipient</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">of the US Federal Laboratory Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer, 2013 DOE</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Vehicle technologies office award and is the five-time recipient of the R&D 100 Award,</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">which is considered as the Oscar of technology and innovation. In addition, he was awarded</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">the ECS battery technology award and the international battery association award. Dr.</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Amine holds over 198 patents and patent applications and has over 547 publications with</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">a google h-index of 108. From 1998-2010, Dr. Amine was the most cited scientist in the</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">world in the field of battery technology. He served as the president of IMLB. He is also</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">the chair of the international automotive lithium battery association, ECS fellow, associate</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">editor of the journal of Nano-Energy and Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of advanced</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">studies.</span><br>
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