Project Description
Hybrid supercapacitors use a combination of electrostatics and chemical reactions to store energy, and are used as a bridge between supercapacitors and batteries. While prior research has modeled hybrid capacitors using direct numerical simulations, those calculations come with extensive time requirements (on the order of weeks). This project seeks to overcome this limitation and perform similar calculations rapidly. In this project, you will learn how to model hybrid capacitor systems with constant chemical reaction rate in porous media at the limit of small electrical potentials. Furthermore, you will become familiar with the computational tools and mathematical methods that we use to perform relevant calculations within our model systems. Finally, you will learn about the implications of model results on the transport processes occurring in hybrid capacitor systems.听
Special Requirements
Requirements include general computational skills (MATLAB knowledge preferable, but not required) and knowledge of basic physics and chemistry.听
Contact
- Ankur Gupta (faculty)
- Nathan Jarvey (graduate student)