Open AccessPerformance of bicontinuous structural electrolytes
Author(s) -
Vinh Tu,
Leif Asp,
Natasha Shirshova,
Fredrik Larsson,
Kenneth Runesson,
Ralf Jänicke
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
multifunctional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2399-7532
DOI - 10.1088/2399-7532/ab8d9b
Subject(s) - bifunctional , microstructure , electrolyte , materials science , structural material , stiffness , ionic conductivity , composite material , electrode , chemistry , biochemistry , catalysis
Structural power composites are multifunctional materials with simultaneous load bearing and energy storing functionality. This is made possible due to carbon fibers’ ability to act not only as structural reinforcement materials, but also as electrode components. A crucial component of structural power composites is the structural electrolyte that is required to have both high stiffness and high ionic conductivity. To explore microstructure properties that bear optimal bifunctional performance a procedure is presented to generate various classes of synthetic microstructures with a wide span of properties for computer simulation. The effective properties of the generated artificial structural electrolytes are obtained via virtual material testing and compared with experimentally obtained data. Ultimately, a microstructure class with very good bifunctional properties is identified.