Battery knowledge · Electrolytes and separators
Catholyte
In a solid-state cell, the solid electrolyte mixed into the positive electrode so ions can reach every particle, as liquid does in a conventional cell. It can be a different material from the separator layer.
Example
Electrolytes and separators: an example situation
Greater liquid uptake may improve wetting while changing mechanical behavior. Several properties define separator performance.
Read Catholyte alongside Halide electrolyte in this context. A newer solid electrolyte family of lithium metal chlorides and bromides, stable at the high voltage of layered oxide cathodes where sulfides decompose, but unstable against lithium metal. Cells often pair a halide catholyte with a sulfide separator.
Use in Lemonergy
Connect transport with electronic isolation.
This is a reference concept. No executable Lemonergy block has been verified for this term.
References & further reading
Further reading on this topic
These sources provide broader context; they are not presented as citations for every statement in this entry.
- Electrolytes and Interphases in Li-Ion Batteries and Beyond
Kang Xu · Chemical Reviews · 2014
Topic background · Electrolyte salts, solvents, additives and electrode interphases.