A Quasi-Solid-State Polymer Lithium-Metal Battery with Minimal Excess Lithium, Ultrathin Separator, and High-Mass Loading NMC811 Cathode
Solid-state batteries with lithium metal anodes are considered the next major technology leap with respect to today's lithium-ion batteries, as they promise a significant increase in energy density. Expectations for solid-state batteries from the automotive and aviation sectors are high, but their implementation in industrial production remains challenging. Here, we report a solid-state lithium-metal battery enabled by a polymer electrolyte consisting of a poly(DMADAFSI) cationic polymer and LiFSI in Pyr13FSI as plasticizer. The polymer electrolyte is infiltrated and solidified in the pores of a commercial LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 (NMC811) cathode with up to 2.8 mAh cm-2 nominal areal capacity and in the pores of a 25 mu m thin commercial polypropylene separator. Cathode and separator are finally laminated into a cell in combination with a commercial 20 mu m thin lithium metal anode. Our demonstration of a solid-state polymer battery cycling at full nominal capacity employing exclusively commercially available components available at industrial scale represents a critical step forward toward the commercialization of a competitive all-solid-state battery technology.
WOS:001345580500001
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Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain
Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain
Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain
Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Sidrabe Vacuum
Solvionic
Solvionic
2024-10-31
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EPFL