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Iron-based Foams and Powder Beds for Rechargeable Solid-oxide Batteries
NU 2023-216, 2022-100 INVENTORS David C. Dunand * Samuel M. Pennell SHORT DESCRIPTION A new iron-based composite with ultra-high stability and durability as a battery material for grid-scale energy storage. BACKGROUND The global shift towards renewable energy necessitates efficient storage solutions for intermittent power, which is crucial for maintaining...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Batteries, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell, Materials, Sustainability
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
Aqueous self-crosslinking composite binders of electrodes for electrochemical devices
Unmet Need: The degradation of silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries create obstacles in achieving longer life cycle and enhanced performance Conventional binders are not suitable for Silicon electrodes because of their weak adhesion force with Silicon and copper current collector. Binders play a crucial role in maintaining the structural integrity...
Published: 2/23/2024   |   Inventor(s): Panpan Dong, Min Kyu Song
Keywords(s): batteries, binders, electrochemical devices, high-performance electrodes, self-crosslinking
Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Electrical/Electronics
Cobalt and Nickel FREE Cathodes for Li-Ion Batteries
A composite copper sulfide - alkali metal salt cathode composition for high efficiency, high density alkali metal batteries Background High energy rechargeable batteries are in ever-increasing demand to power consumer electronics and electric vehicles. Although lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been successfully used for portable electronics in the...
Published: 8/25/2023   |   Inventor(s): Xiulei (david) Ji, Mingliang Yu
Keywords(s): Batteries
Category(s): Engineering
Blade-Coatable Ionogel Electrolytes for High Energy Density Lithium Metal Batteries
NU 2022-034 INVENTORS Cory M. Thomas West Woo Jin Hyun Mark C. Hersam* SHORT DESCRIPTION A new blade-coatable ionogel electrolyte that enables high energy density solid-state lithium metal batteries with excellent cycling stability and rate performance ABSTRACT Northwestern researchers have developed a new approach to address critical scalability...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Batteries, Electronics & Circuits, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Graphene Coating of High Voltage Lithium-Ion Batteries
NU 2021-090 INVENTORS Mark Hersam* Norman Luu Jin-Myoung Lim SHORT DESCRIPTION Graphene coating that improves the stability, life cycle, and efficiency of Li -ion battery at high voltage ABSTRACT Northwestern researchers have developed a conformal, conductive graphene coating that can stabilize high-voltage Li-ion batteries by reducing mechanical...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Batteries, Coating, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
High-Modulus Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheets For Lithium-Ion Batteries
NU 2019-092 INVENTORS Woo Jin Hyun Mark C. Hersam* SHORT DESCRIPTION A new material of ion-conductive gel electrolytes based on exfoliated hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets ABSTRACT Solid-state electrolytes on a gelling matrix are attractive in the development of lithium-ion batteries due to their wide processing compatability, favorable electrochemical...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Batteries, Electronics & Circuits
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
Refractory Alloyed Iron-based Redox Active Foams for Iron-Air Batteries
NU 2022-100 INVENTORS David Dunand* Jacob Mack Samuel Pennell SHORT DESCRIPTION A fabrication process for iron-molybdenum foam that enhances porosity and allows repeated redox cycling for a high efficiency iron-air battery or hydrogen storage ABSTRACT Northwestern researchers have developed a fabrication process using water-based directional freeze...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Batteries, Metals
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Screen-Printable Hexagonal Boron Nitride Ionogel Electrolytes for Mechanically Deformable Lithium-Ion Batteries
NU 2022-060 INVENTORS Woo Jin Hyun Lindsay E. Chaney Mark C. Hersam* SHORT DESCRIPTION A new screen printable ionogel electrolyte will enable printable solid-state lithium-ion batteries that are not only sustainable and safe, but mechanically flexible and scalable. ABSTRACT The invention proposes a screen-printable ionogel electrolyte formulation...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Batteries, Electronics & Circuits, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Medical device
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
Improved performance of Zn-Br2 static batteries with internal magnetic fields
Unmet Need: Zinc dendrite growth and cross-diffusion of bromide ions causes failure in Zn-Br2 static batteries. Flowless zinc bromide (Zn-Br2) batteries show potential as cost-effective, safe alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. However, uneven metal deposition leading to the growth of zinc dendrites limits the efficiency and durability of static...
Published: 5/25/2023   |   Inventor(s): Jeffrey Bell, Anjaiah Sheelam, Dalton Glasco
Keywords(s): Alternative Energy Sources, batteries
Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Energy, Technologies > Next Generation Materials & Technology > Advanced Materials
A low-cost and effective additive for polymer electrolytes in rechargeable all-solid-state batteries
All-solid-state batteries are the next logical step to improve upon the Li+-ion battery for energy storage in portable electronic device. With the desire to advance the per charge driving range of electric vehicles, improvements to the volumetric and gravimetric energy density of the battery packs must be made. The most-direct method of improving the...
Published: 12/11/2023   |   Inventor(s): John Goodenough, Biyi Xu, Yutao Li
Keywords(s): Batteries
Category(s): Physical sciences > Energy > Batteries/energy storage
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