Solid-state battery

Example

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Learn it in Lesson 3B · Solid-state production →

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Lithium metal anode

A negative electrode made of lithium metal itself. It stores about ten times more charge per gram than graphite, which is the main attraction of solid-state cells, but it is reactive and prone to uneven deposits.

Semi-solid battery

A cell that uses a gel or a solid electrolyte together with a small amount of liquid to keep the interfaces conducting. It is a stepping stone between liquid and all-solid-state cells, and already ships in some vehicles.

Sintering

Heating a powder below its melting point until the particles grow together into a dense solid. Oxide solid electrolytes are sintered at high temperature to give good ionic contact.

Solid electrolyte

A solid ion conductor that replaces the liquid electrolyte in an all-solid-state cell. Oxide, sulfide, halide and polymer families each need a different production route.

Stack pressure

Pressure applied to a cell stack, in production or in use, to keep its layers in contact. Solid-state cells depend on it, because ions can only cross where two solids touch.

References & further reading

Technical references

1. Promise and reality of post-lithium-ion batteries with high energy densities

   Jang Wook Choi, Doron Aurbach · Nature Reviews Materials · 2016

   Technical reference · Post-lithium-ion materials and battery concepts, including practical cell-level limitations; historical 2016 perspective.

Further reading on this topic

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2. DOE/EPRI 2013 Electricity Storage Handbook in Collaboration with NRECA

   Sandia National Laboratories · 2013

   Topic background · Storage technologies and grid services. The publisher notes that its historical cost and deployment figures are outdated.