RECTIFY:
Rechargeability Enabled by Coated inTerfaces and dIFferentable phYsical modeling
The RECTIFY program is a DARPA funded program that aims to create an all-solid state battery through the use of morphogenic interface materials. Our approach is based on creating an end-to-end differentiable simulation stack that is calibrated to within 10% accuracy of characterization tools from 1nm - 1mm.
Research
Morphogenic Governing Equations
Developing morphogenetic governing equations will be a critical addition to the battery community and will be used in the free energy functional for Phase Field simulations and then homogenized in battery models.
Synthesis of Morphogenic Materials
We will utilize novel characterization techniques to synthesize morphogenic materials.
End-to-end Differentiable Simulations
We will create and end-to-end simulation framework that ties together electronic, atomic scale, morphological, and device scale properties using Density Functional Theory (DFT), Molecular Dynamics (MD), Phase Field, and Battery Models.
Experimental Characterization
We will use a variety of experimental characterization tools including X-ray diffraction, X-ray Tomography, Optical Cells to study battery materials and their interfaces from 1nm to 1mm.
People
Leadership
Venkat Viswanathan
Yet-Ming Chiang
Paul Fenter
L. Mahadevan
Postdoctoral Researchers
Emil Annevelink
Pinwen Guan
Valentin Sulzer
Salem Al Mosleh
Michael Wang
Research Scientists
Mark Wolfman
Leif Fredericks
Graduate Students
Varun Shankar
Shang Zhu
Cole Fincher
News
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May 13, 2022
See the DARPA award announcement here!