On December 4, Artem Dembitskiy, a PhD graduate and a junior research scientist at the Energy Center, defended his dissertation titled “High-Throughput Computational Search for New Solid-State Battery Materials” and was unanimously awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry in scientific specialty 1.4.4. Physical Chemistry. The dissertation responds to the urgent need for the development of a new generation of solid-state batteries with better performance, safety, and energy density as an alternative to conventional batteries. 

Traditional lithium-ion batteries face limitations such as critical element supply constraints, safety risks from liquid electrolytes, and approaching practical limits in energy density. Solid-state batteries, which utilize nonflammable solid electrolytes, offer a promising alternative with potentially higher energy density and improved safety. The work aims to accelerate the discovery and optimization of solid electrolytes for lithium- and sodium-ion all-solid-state batteries through advanced computational and machine learning methods. 

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