Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00114, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Liu, Jian (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The rising level of greenhouse gases caused by fossil fuels is known to be one of the foremost drivers of_x000D_
climate change. In Canada, the transportation sector was the second largest source of greenhouse gases,_x000D_
accounting for 23% of total emissions in 2014. In this context, electric vehicles are gaining widespread_x000D_
interests in order to realize clean transportation. Thin-film lithium battery built on solid-state electrolytes is the_x000D_
most promising technology to power electric vehicles, due to its high safety and energy density._x000D_
To enable thin-film lithium batteries, it is the key to develop solid-state electrolytes with high lithium-ion_x000D_
conductivity. One critical challenge that Micromolding Solutions Inc. (a Quebec-based company) has is the low_x000D_
lithium-ion conductivity of solid-state electrolytes prepared by a cold-pressing method, which leads to high_x000D_
interfacial resistance. In this project, Prof. Jian Liu at UBC Okanagan, in partnership with Micromolding_x000D_
Solutions, proposes to use an innovative technique, Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS), to fabricate solid-state_x000D_
electrolytes. It is expected that SPS will significantly reduce the interfacial resistance and improve the_x000D_
conductivity of solid-state electrolytes._x000D_
Success of this project will deliver marketable solid-state electrolyte products that will put Micromolding_x000D_
Solutions in a leading position in key battery material supply. Moreover, the thin-film lithium battery research_x000D_
will have great impacts on economic and environmental sectors of Canada. The global market for thin-film_x000D_
batteries is anticipated to grow from USD 51.6 Million in 2014 to an estimated value of USD 1,104.3 Million_x000D_
by 2020. This presents an unprecedented opportunity for Canadian battery industries (such as Nano One,_x000D_
Corvus), and create new economic venue in the next decade. At last but not least, thin-film battery technology_x000D_
will increase the deployment of renewable energy and contribute to the development of sustainable society., program purpose french : The rising level of greenhouse gases caused by fossil fuels is known to be one of the foremost drivers of_x000D_
climate change. In Canada, the transportation sector was the second largest source of greenhouse gases,_x000D_
accounting for 23% of total emissions in 2014. In this context, electric vehicles are gaining widespread_x000D_
interests in order to realize clean transportation. Thin-film lithium battery built on solid-state electrolytes is the_x000D_
most promising technology to power electric vehicles, due to its high safety and energy density._x000D_
To enable thin-film lithium batteries, it is the key to develop solid-state electrolytes with high lithium-ion_x000D_
conductivity. One critical challenge that Micromolding Solutions Inc. (a Quebec-based company) has is the low_x000D_
lithium-ion conductivity of solid-state electrolytes prepared by a cold-pressing method, which leads to high_x000D_
interfacial resistance. In this project, Prof. Jian Liu at UBC Okanagan, in partnership with Micromolding_x000D_
Solutions, proposes to use an innovative technique, Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS), to fabricate solid-state_x000D_
electrolytes. It is expected that SPS will significantly reduce the interfacial resistance and improve the_x000D_
conductivity of solid-state electrolytes._x000D_
Success of this project will deliver marketable solid-state electrolyte products that will put Micromolding_x000D_
Solutions in a leading position in key battery material supply. Moreover, the thin-film lithium battery research_x000D_
will have great impacts on economic and environmental sectors of Canada. The global market for thin-film_x000D_
batteries is anticipated to grow from USD 51.6 Million in 2014 to an estimated value of USD 1,104.3 Million_x000D_
by 2020. This presents an unprecedented opportunity for Canadian battery industries (such as Nano One,_x000D_
Corvus), and create new economic venue in the next decade. At last but not least, thin-film battery technology_x000D_
will increase the deployment of renewable energy and contribute to the development of sustainable society., agreement title english : Development of solid-state electrolytes for thin-film lithium batteries, agreement title french : Development of solid-state electrolytes for thin-film lithium batteries, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-07-12, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada