BIG-MAP has developed a platform to share and promote its state-of-the-art tools and methods: the BIG-MAP App Store. This online portal serves as the primary registry of all the apps used and developed in the projects funded by BIG-MAP, offering a one stop solution to explore powerful apps for battery research.
One of the aims of the App Store is to increase the accessibility and exposure of the apps, which cover various aspects of battery design, testing, simulation, and optimization. All the apps are open source and their source code is publicly available, allowing anyone to use and/or modify them for their own or collaborative research or educational purposes. The app store provides links to each app’s homepage, documentation and source code, where users can find detailed information about the app features, requirements, and usage. Currently we are in the process of adding video tutorials to help the installation process and also demonstrate typical use case of every app.
Adding new apps to the App Store is simple and easy process. The app developers only need to fill in some basic metadata, such as the app name, description, keywords, license, and contact details in a standardized template, and after a quick but robust review, the new app is automatically displayed on the portal.
As of now, the App Store hosts more than 25 apps, covering a broad range of topics such as automatic battery assembly with robots, automatic frameworks for various types of simulations, GUIs for running different electronic structure codes like Quantum ESPRESSO, VASP etc., modular tools for electrochemical analysis, machine learning tools, and battery management systems. The app store is continuously updated with new apps as the BIG-MAP consortium continues to produce innovative solutions for battery research.
The App Store is a valuable resource for anyone interested in battery innovation, whether they are researchers, students, educators, or enthusiasts. By providing a central hub for all the BIG-MAP apps, it facilitates the dissemination and adoption of the latest tools and methods for battery research.