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Thick and flexible electrode design for advanced lithium-ion batteries
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard University
Abstract: The power and energy density of a battery cell is quickly diminished by the inclusion of excess inactive materials. Given that the amount of inactive materials is directly determined by the number of battery layers, as each layer requires a separator and current collector, minimizing the number of layers is critical in optimizing the performance of a battery. It is shown here that ionic polymers can be utilized to drastically improve the thickness of each battery layer and, by extension, reduce the number of layers needed for a given total capacity. This is achieved by the ionic polymer enabling both improved ion conductivity and flexibility, the key limitations faced when maximizing electrode thickness.
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