This PhD work will focus on the development of High-Performance Primary Batteries using CFx as Cathode Material. This PhD is funded from a programme jointly managed by the French MOD’s Defence Innovation Agency (AID) and the UK MOD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The grant is held by Dr. Anji Reddy Munnangi, Swansea University, UK, in collaboration with Dr. Gauthier Magali, CEA Saclay, France. The PhD will be developed within the Energy Storage group which is part of the newly created Centre of Excellence ‘CAPTURE’ at the Faculty of Science and Engineering. CAPTURE (Circular Applications To Utilise and Retain Energy) is an interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the development of a circular approach to the manufacture and management of energy storage solutions. The selected student is expected to spend a minimum of six months at the French Institute (CEA Saclay).
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