Erdem Taşkoparan joined our lab as M.Sc. student. He will be working on micro battery project funded by YÖK-ADP. The project title is TINY BUT MIGHTY MICROBATTERIES FOR POWERING INTERNET OF THINGS. 

7 August 2024 

The Internet of Things devices are ubiquitous in our lives. The increasing prevalence of implantable microelectronic devices has raised the demand for high-performance micropower sources. Here, our goal is to produce a rechargeable micro battery that can fit into a 1cm2 area and have a maximum height of 300 micrometers. We aim to produce a lithium micro battery with dimensions and electrical requirements suitable for IoT/NEMS/MEMS applications. The target is a battery with a minimum capacity of 10mAh/cm2 and a volume of 10mmx10mmx0.25mm. The developed micro battery should be rechargeable at least 100 times and retain 80% capacity after 100 cycles. The project duration is 2 years with a total funding of 6 million Turkish Liras.  

Zeynep, M.Sc. student joins ATES Lab as a graduate researcher. She will be working in the MASTER project which aims to improve Na-ion cathode materials for next generation batteries as an alternative to Li-ion batteries.

CONGRATS ZEYNEP! WELCOME!  

Mastering Electrode Surface to Achieve Ultra-High Reversible Capacity project was funded by M-ERANET. The MASTER aims to advance a new concept for the surface design of electrode materials to achieve reversible capacities that approach the theoretical ones. The proof-of-concept will be validated by the construction of a full Na-ion battery. This battery is targeting to reach the EGD’s goals for introducing of affordable large-scale energy storage technology. The specific objectives are: (i) to understand the reactions at the electrode surfaces that currently prevent achieving the theoretical capacity; (ii) to exploit this knowledge to facilitate the elaboration of high-performance electrodes; (iii) to integrate the surface-modified electrodes into a full Na-ion battery; (iv) to maximize the impact of the project beyond the Na-ion batteries. The most innovative output is the MASTER database, by which the lead candidates as electrodes will be selected. The consortium comprises multidisciplinary teams from Bulgaria, Spain and Turkey and it covers the full value chain from TRL2 to TRL4.

Our esteemed Rector, Professor Dr. Naci İnci, and the Rector of Hacettepe University, Professor Dr. Mehmet Cahit GÜRAN, visited us. They had the opportunity to experience the Gezgich brand e-scooter, which is powered by batteries we played a role in developing and produced by Aspilsan Enerji. We also had the chance to closely explain our other academic studies.