POLYTE · European Industrial Doctorate in Innovative POLYmers for Lithium Battery TEchnologies

European Industrial Doctorate in Innovative POLYmers for Lithium Battery TEchnologies

POLYTE-EID was an Industrial Doctorate Project funded by the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (H2020-MSCA-ITN-EID-2017) that aimed to offer excellent training opportunities to three Early Stage Researchers (ESR) in the area of Innovative Polymers for Lithium Battery Technologies. POLYTE-EID put together the expertise in batteries of Toyota Motor Europe (TME, Belgium) with the academic excellence in polymers of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU - POLYMAT, Spain). Three ESRs have been trained in multidisciplinary aspects of research and training expertise areas; including polymer chemistry, ionic liquids, polymer physics, advanced characterization methods, electrochemistry and electrochemical energy storage technologies, such as lithium metal, lithium-ion or lithium-air battery technologies. The overall objective of the project was the development of new polymeric materials to increase the performance and safety of the current and future batteries. Overall, the three ESRs have been able to successfully carry out their PhDs and greatly enhance their career perspectives. Within their research projects, four all-solid lithium metal battery prototypes were developed; two lithium-ion batteries were evaluated exceeding the performance of current standards; new organic batteries were proposed; and up to 3 new types of Li-O2 cell prototypes were proposed. The result of this work translated in 11 scientific publications in top journals and 3 patent applications.

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