APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Solid state battery electrodes For use in vehicles or consumer electronics Electrochemical cells with ceramic electrodes BENEFITS: The methods are more scalable and lower in cost compared to other approaches Facilitates further impregnation with active battery materials Enables the preparation of an integrated electrolyte … [Read more...] about Enabling Porous Ceramic (LLZO) Electrodes for Solid State Batteries through Tapecasting 2020-061, 2020-117
Energy Technologies
High Power and High Energy Density Batteries for Electric Vehicles and Aircraft 2020-116
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Polymers Polymer-coated separators Battery cells for high power applications in electric vehicles, trucks, seacraft, aircraft, and drones BENEFITS: Batteries that offer 4–10 times more power than conventional cell configurations Capable of delivering hundreds of cycles with 99.5% coulombic efficiency and 80% capacity retention … [Read more...] about High Power and High Energy Density Batteries for Electric Vehicles and Aircraft 2020-116
Miscible Polymer Blend Electrolytes: A New Material for High-Performance, Safer Lithium and Solid State Batteries 2020-060
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Rechargeable batteries for portable electronics as well as small and large electric vehicles Grid-scale storage for home or power station BENEFITS: Improves battery performance by improving ionic conductivity and other transport properties, through blending chemically different polymers Potentially reduces overall battery … [Read more...] about Miscible Polymer Blend Electrolytes: A New Material for High-Performance, Safer Lithium and Solid State Batteries 2020-060
High-rate Li-rich Cathode Materials Enabled by Non-topotactic Reactions 2020-146
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Batteries, electronics, electrical vehicles BENEFITS: Enables fast Li transport Significantly improves the rate performance of Mn- and Ni-based DRX materials compared to previous technologies BACKGROUND: Li-rich cation-disordered rocksalt (DRX) materials have promising high capacities and energy densities, but typically … [Read more...] about High-rate Li-rich Cathode Materials Enabled by Non-topotactic Reactions 2020-146
Novel Cost-effective Fluorination Method to Synthesize High-Energy Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Materials 2020-096
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) BENEFITS: High energy density Cost-effective Scalable Co-free and Ni-free Excellent rate capability and cycling stability BACKGROUND: Currently, layered oxides are the most popular choices for high energy LIB cathodes. Alternative cathode materials may provide further improvements to this … [Read more...] about Novel Cost-effective Fluorination Method to Synthesize High-Energy Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Materials 2020-096