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Sankhya Hirani
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor: Peter Pauzauskie
Anion battery systems have the potential of comparable performance and lower cost than other leading battery materials. The lower cost is possible with more earth-abundant material options. There is a gap in our understanding of the solid-state electronic and ionic transport in some of these battery systems. I will be investigating this behavior to better understand key mechanisms in battery performance.