Electric Vehicle Battery Trends, Characterization, and the Move Towards Solid State Batteries
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Welcome to the first episode of The Battery Lab! Our first guest is Dr. Pengbo Wang, Scientist at Wildcat Discovery Technologies.
Tim Bradow, the host of the show, and Dr. Wang discuss many battery technology topics in this episode, including:
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- What types of batteries are currently used in the EV Market?
- Existing challenges with production scale batteries
- The tradeoff between battery capacity and thermal stability
- Why electrochemical testing is not enough to measure future battery performance
- The use of X-ray diffraction and other analytical tools for battery analysis
- Are electric vehicle batteries and the EV industry ready for mass adoption?
- The current challenges with solid-state batteries
Listen below to Dr. Wang highlight the differences between traditional and solid state batteries.
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Tim Bradow is a Sr. Business Development Manager at Rigaku Americas Corporation. He is focused primarily on developing relationships, collaborations and partnerships related to X-ray analytical instruments that assist battery researchers and manufacturers in the thriving battery industry. Tim holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronics Engineering (BSEEE) degree from North Dakota State University and recently joined Rigaku in early 2022. He has experience with a variety of battery chemistries and applications, including all solid-state thin-film batteries, and has been on the leadership team of multiple battery technology companies. Tim is very passionate about helping people learn more about Rigaku’s powerful X-ray analytical solutions and working with battery scientists to ensure they have access to the best tools to improve their atomic-level understanding of advance materials for next generation batteries