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Lithium Conducting Ceramic Membrane Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W911QX-05-C-0070
Agency Tracking Number: O043-EP2-2124
Amount: $99,713.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: OSD04-EP2
Solicitation Number: 2004.3
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2004
Award Year: 2004
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2004-12-21
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2005-06-16
Small Business Information
2425 South 900 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
United States
DUNS: 089500540
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 Shekar Balagopal
 Senior Scientist
 (801) 978-2142
 shekar@ceramatec.com
Business Contact
 Raymond Miller
Title: Secretary
Phone: (801) 978-2114
Email: rkm@ceramatec.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

New nano-structured electrodes and a novel lithium-ion conducting solid ceramic electrolyte that can potentially double the energy density of the existing battery systems is proposed. The solid electrolyte offers excellent chemical stability to corrosive lithium metal and the conductivity approaches 10-2 S/cm and 10-4 S/cm respectively in aqueous and organic electrolytes respectively. The materials used in the proposed battery are abundant, inexpensive and environmentally benign. The combined objective of Phase I and Phase II effort is to develop LiSICON electrolyte and integrate with a metallic Li anode and a high capacity, cathode material based on either (a) oxygen from air or (b) nano-structured V2O5 to realize high energy density batteries. The proposed "lithium anode- LiSICON electrolyte - oxygen (or V2O5) cathode" battery can potentially meet the high energy requirement of military equipment and vehicles.

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