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Advances in Lithium battery performance using MOLECULAR REBAR®
Clive Bosnyak, Chief Scientific OfficerCoauthors: M. Finlayson, S. Peddini, M. Jungman, D. Kefalos, K. Swogger
The Battery Show 2015 Novi, Michigan
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Who We Are
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Who We Are
Black Diamond Structures, a developer and manufacturer of innovative nanomaterial products and solutions based on
revolutionary carbon nanotube (CNT) technology, MOLECULAR REBAR®
Now at an exciting stage of technology development for Lithium batteries.
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Who We Are
Commercial Products for Lead-Acid Batteries
• Improved lifetime (50%+), charge acceptance, and recharge time
Development stage for Lithium Batteries
• Rechargeable and Primary
R&D and Manufacturing Facilities in Austin, Texas:
• Production Capacity increasing to 3.3M litres in early 2016
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Clumps of entangled CNT’s
Clean, detangled, open-ended MR
(12nm diameter, 900nm long)
MR in LFP Electrode
MOLECULAR REBAR® Technology
Enables New Possibilities for Enhanced Battery Performance
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Market Performance NeedsHigher Capacity Materials
• Nickel-rich, Lithium-rich, >250mAh/g• Silicon (theoretical 4200 mAh/g)• Multivalent, i.e. Sulfur
Higher electrode loadings• 15 and higher mg/cm2
Form factor (i.e. pouch or engineered electrodes)
New Electrolytes• Voltages > 4.2v and safer
Improved manufacturing
More Energy Density
More Power Density• Low Temperature Power
Lower System Cost
Safer
Longer Lifetime
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MOLECULAR REBAR® Technology
The Problem
A PLATFORM FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES
Improved Attributes• Electrode Mechanical Strength• Ion Transport• Electron Transport• Fits with existing manufacturing
and opens doors for enabling low cost advanced manufacturing
Low Cost Manufacturing
BINDERS
ACTIVE MATERIALSELECTROLYTES
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Enhanced Inter-particle Bridging
MOLECULAR REBAR® Technology:
Mechanical strength and ability to maintain electrical contact on charge/discharge (swell/deswell) for high capacity materials.
Can be put in organic or aqueous binder formulations-PVDF, PAA, CMC/SBR, etc.
Can coat or bridge particlesSEM by N. Henderson
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MOLECULAR REBAR® w/ Aqueous Binders (CMC-SBR, PAA, etc.)½ cell Graphite anode
CMC:SBR 1%:1% + 0.1%MR MCMB +1%CMC/1% SBR
MCMB +1%CMC/1% SBR +0.1%MR
Crease test
• Improved electron conductivity• Especially at deeper discharge
• Improved adhesion to Cu• Thicker electrodes• Extension to silicon, tin oxide, etc.
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Polymer Electrolytes (PE)Needs• Conductivity values > 10-3 S/cm
• Current PE conductivities ~10-5 S/cm
• Higher voltage stability (4.2V moving to 4.8V) for NCA, NCM• Less volatile/flammable
• MOLECULAR REBAR® provides 20x boost in ionic conductivities in polymer gel or solid electrolytes.• Solartron tests on selected polymer electrolytes at 0.5% wt MR >5x10-3 S/cm• Pouch cell tests in progress
• Rheology of MR-electrolytes can be adjusted to fit closely with existing, or new manufacturing processes such as high speed coextrusion.• Reduce/eliminate time for electrolyte wetting• Combine role of binder and electrolyte• Use of high capacity materials.
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Summary Points
• MOLECULAR REBAR® are not bundled carbon nanotubes.
• MOLECULAR REBAR® are clean, discrete, open-ended tubes- Improved Mechanical strength- Enhanced Ion and Electron Transport
• This is a technology platform for advanced binders & electrolytes
• ENABLING use of new high capacity materials
MOLECULAR REBAR® opens doors for new battery designs and manufacturing processes to deliver significant improvements in the
performance/cost balance.
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Acknowledgements
R. Iocco, R. Wilkins, C. Harrington, L. Pinnell
IndianaS. Forbey, A. Gordon, J. Fleetwood
K. Jezierski
For further discussions contact….
Dru Kefalos, Chief Marketing Officer
Black Diamond Structures
[email protected] USA 512 792 4635
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