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Business Trends
Factorial Energy: Sulfide electrolyte scale-up with Mitsui Kinzoku
Factorial Energy USA Overview Solid-state battery developer Factorial Energy has partnered with Mitsui Kinzoku, a key supplier of sulfide solid electrolytes, to scale up solid-state battery technology. Factorial's proprietary Solstice so... -
New Technology
LiBEST, Kangwon University | Next-Gen Battery Materials, LMFP & Si/C Anode
The Elec South Korea Overview LiBEST and Kangwon National University are expanding their partnership to jointly develop next-generation battery materials and process technologies. Professor Choi Sung-hoon's team is researching sulfide-ba... -
Market Trends
Ion Energy: Polymer ASSB specs, 520Wh/kg and 6-min charge time
Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) China Overview Ion Energy's Wuhan R&D and production base is now operational, moving its polymer all-solid-state batteries from testing to mass production. Their proprietary 51Ah automotive solid-state ba... -
New Technology
NCM811 Cathode: Sulfide-based ASSB interface challenges explained
Volt Coffer International Overview A new review highlights critical challenges in hybrid cathodes for sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries (ASSBs), focusing on interfacial side reactions, high resistance, and limited Li⁺ d... -
New Technology
Sulfide Films: Roll-to-roll ASSB manufacturing process explained
Schumpeter Substack Unknown Overview An innovative quasi-dry sulfide film technology has made roll-to-roll manufacturing for all-solid-state batteries a reality. This technique enables the production of 28μm freestanding sulfide electrol... -
New Technology
Sodium-ion batteries: AI material search and 99.96% efficiency
Bioengineer.org Unknown Overview Artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating the search for cheaper and safer sodium-ion battery materials. Notably, AI-engineered anode-free designs have achieved Coulombic efficiencies approaching 99.96... -
New Technology
Sichuan University: Ultra-high-nickel ASSB specs and 240mAh/g
news.metal.com China Overview Sichuan University researchers announced a groundbreaking ultra-high-nickel all-solid-state battery. This new design achieves a discharge specific capacity exceeding 240mAh/g at 0.1C and demonstrates excelle... -
New Technology
Li6PS5Cl: Lithium ion mobility explained via neutron scattering
Research highlight (U.S. Department of Energy) USA Overview Researchers have leveraged neutron scattering and computer simulations to reveal that lithium ions exhibit liquid-like mobility through vibrating bottlenecks within the promisin... -
New Technology
NaCl Electrolytes: Al3+/O2- co-doping for Na-ion battery stability
Academic Publication Unknown Overview Researchers have developed an Al3+/O2- co-doping strategy for NaCl-based solid electrolytes, achieving a high ionic conductivity of 2.7 × 10-4 S cm-1 at 30°C. This method introduces Na+ vacancies and... -
New Technology
Jianghan University: Ball-milled Si/C anode for sulfide batteries
Bioengineer.org (referencing Discover Electrochemistry, Jianghan University) China Overview Researchers at Jianghan University compared three silicon-based anode materials in sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium batteries, concluding th...