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69-543: QuantumScape is an American company that develops solid-state rechargeable lithium metal batteries for electric cars . The company is headquartered in San Jose, California and employs around 850 people. Investors include Bill Gates and Volkswagen . QuantumScape was founded in 2010 by Jagdeep Singh, Tim Holme and Professor Fritz Prinz of Stanford University . In 2012, QuantumScape began working with German automaker Volkswagen . In 2018, Volkswagen invested $ 100 million in

138-411: A glass electrolyte and an alkali -metal anode consisting of lithium , sodium or potassium . Later that year, Toyota extended its decades-long partnership with Panasonic to include collaboration on solid-state batteries. As of 2019 Toyota held the most SSB-related patents. They were followed by BMW , Honda , Hyundai Motor Company ., and Nissan . In 2018, Solid Power, spun off from

207-524: A polyethylene oxide (PEO) matrix. Later another type of polymer electrolytes, polyelectrolyte , was put forward, where ions moved through an electrically charged, rather than neutral, polymer matrix. Polymer electrolytes showed lower conductivities than glasses, but they were cheaper, much more flexible and could be easier machined and shaped into various forms. While ionic glasses are typically operated below, polymer conductors are typically heated above their glass transition temperatures. Consequently, both

276-558: A battery manufacturing facility in Methuen, Massachusetts , and began shipping 100 Ah A-samples to automotive partners totaling over 1,000 A-sample cells to Mercedes-Benz. Its technology uses a lithium-metal anode, quasi-solid electrolyte and high-capacity cathode. Its energy density is 391 Wh/kg. In November 2023, Guangzhou Automobile Group announced that it would adopt solid-state batteries in 2026. The company also revealed that its battery has achieved 400 Wh/kg. Mass production

345-461: A ceramic textile was developed that showed promise in a Li–S solid-state battery. This textile facilitated ion transmission while also handling sulfur loading, although it did not reach the projected energy density. The result "with a 500-μm-thick electrolyte support and 63% utilization of electrolyte area" was "71 Wh/kg." while the projected energy density was 500 Wh/kg. Li-O 2 also have high theoretical capacity. The main issue with these devices

414-1163: A demonstration line for the production of all-solid-state batteries in early 2024, and Nissan announced that, by FY2028, it aims to launch an electric vehicle with all-solid-state batteries that are to be developed in-house. In June 2023, Toyota updated its strategy for battery electric vehicles , announcing that it will not use commercial solid-state batteries until at least 2027. In January 2022, Mercedes-Benz invested significantly in ProLogium to codevelop next gen ceramic solid-state battery cell. The company also collaborates on solid-state technology and plans to construct eight gigafactories with partners. By December 2023, Mercedes-Benz had invested in US-based Factorial Energy, advancing its solid-state battery initiatives. The characteristics of high energy density and keeping high performance even in harsh environments are expected in realization of new wearable devices that are smaller and more reliable than ever. In March 2021, industrial manufacturer Hitachi Zosen Corporation announced

483-411: A glass with certain salts, or by using a glass mixture. The conductivity values could be as high as 0.03 S/cm at room temperature, with activation energies as low as 20 kJ/mol. Compared to crystals, glasses have isotropic properties, continuously tunable composition and good workability; they lack the detrimental grain boundaries and can be molded into any shape, but understanding their ionic transport

552-701: A high current density up to 5 mA cm , a wide range of working temperature (-20 °C and 80 °C), and areal capacity (for the anode) of up to 11 mAh cm (2,890 mAh/g). At the same time, after 500 cycles under 5 mA cm , the batteries still provide 80% of capacity retention, which is the best performance of μSi all solid-state battery reported so far. Chloride solid electrolytes also show promise over conventional oxide solid electrolytes owing to chloride solid electrolytes having theoretically higher ionic conductivity and better formability. In addition chloride solid electrolyte's exceptionally high oxidation stability and high ductility add to its performance. In particular

621-486: A high room temperature ionic conductivity (0.81 mS cm ), deformability, and has a high humidity tolerance. Solid-state batteries are potentially useful in pacemakers , RFIDs , wearable devices , and electric vehicles . Hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles have used a variety of battery technologies, including lead–acid , nickel–metal hydride (NiMH) , lithium ion (Li-ion) and electric double-layer capacitor (or ultracapacitor), with Li-ion batteries dominating

690-624: A lithium mixed-metal chloride family of solid electrolytes, Li 2 In x Sc 0.666-x Cl 4 developed by Zhou et al., show high ionic conductivity (2.0 mS cm ) over a wide range of composition. This is owing to the chloride solid electrolyte being able to be used in conjunction with bare cathode active materials as opposed to coated cathode active materials and its low electronic conductivity. Alternative cheaper chloride solid electrolyte compositions with lower, but still impressive, ionic conductivity can be found with an Li 2 ZrCl 6 solid electrolyte. This particular chloride solid electrolyte maintains

759-589: A memorandum of understanding with LG Chem. In June it sent its first 106 Ah B-samples to Mercedes-Benz for testing. Solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) candidate materials include ceramics such as lithium orthosilicate , glass , sulfides and RbAg 4 I 5 . Mainstream oxide solid electrolytes include Li 1.5 Al 0.5 Ge 1.5 (PO 4 ) 3 (LAGP), Li 1.4 Al 0.4 Ti 1.6 (PO 4 ) 3 (LATP), perovskite-type Li 3x La 2/3-x TiO 3 (LLTO), and garnet-type Li 6.4 La 3 Zr 1.4 Ta 0.6 O 12 (LLZO) with metallic Li. The thermal stability versus Li of

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828-413: A mixture of sodium and potassium in the glass by either sodium or potassium. This finding helped Otto Schott develop the first accurate lithium-based thermometer. More systematic studies on ionic conductivity in glass appeared in 1884, but received broad attention only a century later. Several universal laws have been empirically formulated for ionic glasses and extended to other ionic conductors, such as

897-720: A prototype all-solid-state battery that can be charged from 10% to 80% in 3 minutes. All-solid-state batteries have long lifespans and excellent heat resistance. Therefore, it is expected to be used in harsh environments. Production of Maxell's all-solid-state batteries for use in industrial machinery has already begun. In 2023, Yoshino become the first producer of solid-state portable solar generators, 2.5 times higher energy density, double rated and surge AC output wattage of non-solid state lithium (NMC, LFP) generators. Thin-film solid-state batteries are expensive to make and employ manufacturing processes thought to be difficult to scale, requiring expensive vacuum deposition equipment. As

966-636: A result, costs for thin-film solid-state batteries become prohibitive in consumer-based applications. It was estimated in 2012 that, based on then-current technology, a 20 Ah solid-state battery cell would cost US$ 100,000, and a high-range electric car would require between 800 and 1,000 of such cells. Likewise, cost has impeded the adoption of thin-film solid-state batteries in other areas, such as smartphones . Low temperature operations may be challenging. Solid-state batteries historically have had poor performance. Solid-state batteries with ceramic electrolytes require high pressure to maintain contact with

1035-476: A series of improved batteries, such as the Daniell cell , fuel cell and lead acid battery . Their operation was largely understood in the late 1800s from the theories by Wilhelm Ostwald and Walther Nernst . In 1894 Ostwald explained the energy conversion in a fuel cell and stressed that its efficiency was not limited by thermodynamics . Ostwald, together with Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff , and Svante Arrhenius ,

1104-489: A similar voltage: an EV would need at least 100 times as many of the Murata cells to provide equivalent power. Ford Motor Company and BMW funded the startup Solid Power with $ 130 million, and as of 2022 the company had raised $ 540 million. In September 2021, Toyota announced their plan to use a solid-state battery, starting with hybrid models in 2025. In February 2021, Hitachi Zosen announced demonstration experiments on

1173-446: A small fraction of the cations, α, are displaced from their regular lattice sites into interstitial positions. He related α with the Gibbs energy for the formation of one mol of Frenkel pairs, ΔG, as α = exp(-ΔG/2RT), where T is temperature and R is the gas constant ; for a typical value of ΔG = 100 kJ/mol, α ~ 1 × 10 at 100 °C and ~6 × 10 at 400 °C. This idea naturally explained

1242-606: A solid-state battery they claimed has one of the highest capacities in the industry and has a wider operating temperature range, potentially suitable for harsh environments like space. A test mission was launched in February 2022, and in August, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced the solid-state batteries had properly operated in space, powering camera equipment in the Japanese Experiment Module Kibō on

1311-430: A wide range of temperatures and discharge currents. Despite the relatively high conductivity of RbAg 4 I 5 , they have never been commercialized due to a low overall energy content per unit weight (ca. 5 W·h/kg). On the contrary, LiI, which had a conductivity of only ca. 1 × 10 S/cm at room temperature, found a wide-scale application in batteries for artificial pacemakers . The first such device, based on undoped LiI,

1380-409: Is Li–S , which (as part of a solid lithium anode/Li 2 S cell) has a theoretical specific capacity of 1,670 mAh g , "ten times larger than the effective value of LiCoO 2 ". Sulfur makes an unsuitable cathode in liquid electrolyte applications because it is soluble in most liquid electrolytes, dramatically decreasing the battery's lifetime. Sulfur is studied in solid-state applications. Recently,

1449-580: Is a solid-state battery startup that spun out of Stanford University . It went public on the NYSE on November 29, 2020, as part of a SPAC merger with Kensington Capital. In 2022 the company introduced its 24-layer A0 prototype cells. In Q1 2023, it introduced QSE-5, a 5 amp-hour lithium metal cell. Volkswagen's PowerCo stated that the A0 prototype had met the announced performance metrics. QuantumScape's FlexFrame design combines prismatic and pouch cell designs to accommodate

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1518-450: Is at least a third higher. In July 2024, VW PowerCo and QS announced an agreement for volume production. The initial goal is 40 gigawatt-hours’ worth of batteries per year. The battery uses a lithium metal anode . The solid-state ceramic separator prevents dendrites and does not react with lithium. An organic liquid electrolyte then envelops the cathode . Solid-state battery While solid electrolytes were first discovered in

1587-655: Is that the anode must be sealed from ambient atmosphere, while the cathode must be in contact with it. A Li/ LiFePO 4 battery shows promise as a solid-state application for electric vehicles. A 2010 study presented this material as a safe alternative to rechargeable batteries for EV's that "surpass the USABC-DOE targets". A cell with a pure silicon μSi||SSE||NCM811 anode was assembled by Darren H.S Tan et al. using μSi anode (purity of 99.9 wt %), solid-state electrolyte (SSE) and lithium–nickel–cobalt–manganese oxide (NCM811) cathode. This kind of solid-state battery demonstrated

1656-487: Is the study of ionic-electronic mixed conductor and fully ionic conductors ( solid electrolytes ) and their uses. Some materials that fall into this category include inorganic crystalline and polycrystalline solids, ceramics, glasses, polymers, and composites. Solid-state ionic devices, such as solid oxide fuel cells , can be much more reliable and long-lasting, especially under harsh conditions, than comparable devices with fluid electrolytes. The field of solid-state ionics

1725-542: The International Space Station (ISS). Solid-state batteries being lighter weight and more powerful than traditional lithium-ion batteries it is reasonable that commercial drones would benefit from them. Vayu Aerospace, a drone manufacturer and designer, noted an increased flight time after they incorporated them into their G1 long flight drone. Another advantage of drones is that all solid battery can be charged quickly. In September 2023, Panasonic announced

1794-457: The International Space Station . The Cygnus No. 17, launched on February 19, 2022, confirmed that all-solid-state batteries would be tested on the ISS. In January 2022, ProLogium signed a technical cooperation agreement with Mercedes-Benz . The investment will be used for solid-state battery development and production preparation. In early 2022, Swiss Clean Battery (SCB) announced plans to open

1863-427: The chemical potentials of the crystal components, and explained the phenomenon of mixed electronic and ionic conduction. Wagner and Schottky considered four extreme cases of point-defect disorder in a stoichiometric binary ionic crystal of type AB: Type-3 disorder does not occur in practice, and type 2 is observed only in rare cases when anions are smaller than cations, while both types 1 and 4 are common and show

1932-441: The smart glass , a window whose transparency is controlled by external voltage. Solid-state ionic conductors are essential components of lithium-ion batteries , proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), supercapacitors , a novel class of electrochemical energy storage devices, and solid oxide fuel cells , devices that produces electricity from oxidizing a fuel. Nafion , a flexible fluoropolymer - copolymer discovered in

2001-510: The 1970s–80s, it was realized that nanosized systems may affect ionic conductivity, opening a new field of nanoionics . In 1973, it was reported that ionic conductivity of lithium iodide (LiI) crystals could be increased 50 times by adding to it a fine powder of ‘’insulating’’ material (alumina). This effect was reproduced in the 1980s in Ag- and Tl-halides doped with alumina nanoparticles. Similarly, addition of insulating nanoparticles helped increase

2070-457: The 1990s, but disregarded due to the brittleness of alumina, which resulted in cracks and critical failure due to reaction between molten sodium and sulfur. Replacement of β-Al 2 O 3 with NASICON did not save this application because it did not solve the cracking problem, and because NASICON reacted with the molten sodium. Yttria-stabilized zirconia is used as a solid electrolyte in oxygen sensors in cars, generating voltage that depends on

2139-620: The 1990s. LiPON was successfully used to make thin-film lithium-ion batteries , although applications were limited due to the cost associated with deposition of the thin-film electrolyte, along with the small capacities that could be accessed using the thin-film format. In 2011, Kamaya et al. demonstrated the first solid-electrolyte, Li 10 GeP 2 S 12 (LGPS), capable of achieving a bulk ionic conductivity in excess of liquid electrolyte counterparts at room temperature. With this, bulk solid-ion conductors could finally compete technologically with Li-ion counterparts. Researchers and companies in

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2208-1227: The 19th century, several problems prevented widespread application. Developments in the late 20th and early 21st century generated renewed interest in the technology, especially in the context of electric vehicles . Solid-state batteries can use metallic lithium for the anode and oxides or sulfides for the cathode , increasing energy density. The solid electrolyte acts as an ideal separator that allows only lithium ions to pass through. For that reason, solid-state batteries can potentially solve many problems of currently used liquid electrolyte Li-ion batteries , such as flammability, limited voltage, unstable solid-electrolyte interface formation, poor cycling performance, and strength. Materials proposed for use as electrolytes include ceramics (e.g., oxides, sulfides, phosphates), and solid polymers. Solid-state batteries are found in pacemakers , and in RFID and wearable devices . Solid-state batteries are potentially safer, with higher energy densities. Challenges to widespread adoption include energy and power density , durability , material costs , sensitivity, and stability. Between 1831 and 1834, Michael Faraday discovered

2277-514: The University of Colorado Boulder, received $ 20 million in funding from Samsung and Hyundai to establish a manufacturing line that could produce copies of its all-solid-state, rechargeable lithium-metal battery prototype, with a predicted 10 megawatt hours of capacity per year. Qing Tao started the first Chinese production line of solid-state batteries in 2018 to supply SSBs for "special equipment and high-end digital products". QuantumScape

2346-478: The amount of charge passed through the electrolyte, Δq. The second law (1833) established the proportionality between Δm and the “electrochemical equivalent” and defined the Faraday constant F as F = (Δq/Δm)(M/z), where M is the molar mass and z is the charge of the ion. In 1834, Faraday discovered ionic conductivity in heated solid electrolytes Ag 2 S and PbF 2 . In PbF 2 , the conductivity increase upon heating

2415-401: The company, becoming the largest shareholder. In the same year, Volkswagen and QuantumScape announced the establishment of a joint production project to prepare for mass production of solid-state batteries . In June 2020, Volkswagen invested an additional $ 200 million. In 2020, QuantumScape merged with the special-purpose acquisition company Kensington Capital Acquisition. As a result of

2484-568: The concept of point defects was established by Yakov Frenkel , Walter Schottky and Carl Wagner , including the development of point-defect thermodynamics by Schottky and Wagner; this helped explain ionic and electronic transport in ionic crystals, ion-conducting glasses, polymer electrolytes and nanocomposites. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, solid-state ionics focused on the synthesis and characterization of novel solid electrolytes and their applications in solid state battery systems, fuel cells and sensors. The term solid state ionics

2553-523: The conductivity of ionic polymers. These unexpected results were explained by charge separation at the matrix-nanoparticle interface that provided additional conductive channels to the matrix, and the small size of the filler particles was required to increase the area of this interface. Similar charge-separation effects were observed for grain boundaries in crystalline ionic conductors. By 1971, solid-state cells and batteries based on rubidium silver iodide (RbAg 4 I 5 ) have been designed and tested in

2622-737: The development of solid-state electrochemical devices with increased energy density. Most immediately, molten sodium / β - alumina / sulfur cells were developed at Ford Motor Company in the US, and NGK in Japan. This excitement manifested in the discovery of new systems in both organics, i.e. poly(ethylene) oxide ( PEO ), and inorganics such as NASICON. However, many of these systems required operation at elevated temperatures, and/or were expensive to produce, limiting commercial deployment. A new class of solid-state electrolyte developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory , lithium–phosphorus oxynitride (LiPON), emerged in

2691-501: The electric field and mechanical deformation decay on a similar time scale in polymers, but not in glasses. Between 1983 and 2001 it was believed that the amorphous fraction is responsible for ionic conductivity, i.e., that (nearly) complete structural disorder is essential for the fast ionic transport in polymers. However, a number of crystalline polymers have been described in 2001 and later with ionic conductivity as high as 0.01 S/cm 30 °C and activation energy of only 0.24 eV. In

2760-455: The electrodes. Solid-state batteries with ceramic separators may break from mechanical stress. In November 2022, Japanese research group, consisting of Kyoto University , Tottori University and Sumitomo Chemical , announced that they have managed to operate solid-state batteries stably without applying pressure with 230 Wh/kg capacity by using copolymerized new materials for electrolyte. Solid-state ionics Solid-state ionics

2829-435: The expansion and contraction of its cells during cycling. In July 2021, Murata Manufacturing announced that it would begin mass production, targeting manufacturers of earphones and other wearables. Cell capacity is up to 25 mAh at 3.8 V, making it suitable for small mobile devices such as earbuds, but not for electric vehicles. Lithium-ion cells used in electric vehicles typically offer 2,000 to 5,000 mAh at

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2898-738: The four SSEs was in order of LAGP < LATP < LLTO < LLZO. Chloride superionic conductors have been proposed as another promising solid electrolyte. They are ionic conductive as well as deformable sulfides, but at the same time not troubled by the poor oxidation stability of sulfides. Other than that, their cost is considered lower than oxide and sulfide SSEs. The present chloride solid electrolyte systems can be divided into two types: Li 3 MCl 6 and Li 2 M 2/3 Cl 4 . M Elements include Y, Tb-Lu, Sc, and In. The cathodes are lithium-based. Variants include LiCoO 2 , LiNi 1/3 Co 1/3 Mn 1/3 O 2 , LiMn 2 O 4 , and LiNi 0.8 Co 0.15 Al 0.05 O 2 . The anodes vary more and are affected by

2967-399: The frequency dependence of electrical conductivity σ(ν) – σ(0) ~ ν , where the exponent p depends on the material, but not on temperature, at least below ~100 K. This behavior is a fingerprint of activated hopping conduction among nearby sites. In 1975, Peter V. Wright, a polymer chemist from Sheffield (UK), produced the first polymer electrolyte, which contained sodium and potassium salts in

3036-437: The high-temperature crystalline form of silver iodide, is widely regarded as the most important one. Its electrical conduction was characterized by Carl Tubandt and E. Lorenz in 1914. Their comparative study of AgI, AgCl and AgBr demonstrated that α-AgI, is thermally stable and highly conductive between 147 and 555 °C; the conductivity weakly increased with temperature in this range and then dropped upon melting. This behavior

3105-408: The market due to their superior energy density . Solid state batteries are desirable due to their lighter weight and higher energy density compared to batteries with liquid electrolytes, which can potentially increase a vehicle's range, reduce cost, and reduce curb weight, all of which are major challenges with current electric vehicles. Honda stated in 2022 that it planned to start operation of

3174-594: The merger, QuantumScape received $ 1 billion in financing, from investors including Volkswagen and the Qatar Investment Authority . At the same time, the company's shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol QS. In the last quarter of 2020, QuantumScape briefly surpassed the valuation of Ford Motor Co. without a commercial product and without revenue . On April 15, 2021, hedge fund Scorpion Capital announced their short position in

3243-449: The motion of ions in liquid and solid electrolytes. Earlier, around 1800, Alessandro Volta used a liquid electrolyte in his voltaic pile , the first electrochemical battery, but failed to realize that ions are involved in the process. Meanwhile, in his work on decomposition of solutions by electric current, Faraday used not only the ideas of ion , cation , anion , electrode , anode , cathode , electrolyte and electrolysis , but even

3312-413: The presence of an appreciable fraction of mobile ions in otherwise defect-free ionic crystals, and thus the ionic conductivity in them. Frenkel’s idea was expanded by Carl Wagner and Walter Schottky in their 1929 theory, which described the equilibrium thermodynamics of point defects in ionic crystals. In particular, Wagner and Schottky related the deviations from stoichiometry in those crystals with

3381-403: The present-day terms for them. Faraday associated electric current in an electrolyte with the motion of ions, and discovered that ions can exchange their charges with an electrode while they were transformed into elements by electrolysis. He quantified those processes by two laws of electrolysis . The first law (1832) stated that the mass of a product at the electrode, Δm, increases linearly with

3450-470: The ratio of oxygen and exhaust gas and providing electronic feedback to the fuel injector. Such sensors are also installed at many metallurgical and glass-making factories. Similar sensors of CO 2 , chlorine and other gases based on solid silver halide electrolytes have been proposed in the 1980s–1990s. Since mid-1980s, a Li-based solid electrolyte is used to separate the electrochromic film (typically WO 3 ) and ion-storing film (typically LiCoO 2 ) in

3519-421: The same exp(-ΔG/2RT) temperature dependence. Later in 1933, Wagner suggested that in metal oxides an excess of metal would result in extra electrons, while a deficit of metal would produce electron holes, i.e., that atomic non-stoichiometry would result in a mixed ionic-electronic conduction. The studies of crystalline ionic conductors where excess ions were provided by point defect continued through 1950s, and

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3588-475: The same time, Volkswagen began partnering with small technology companies specializing in the technology. In 2013, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder announced the development of a solid-state lithium battery, with a solid iron – sulfur composite cathode that promised higher energy. In 2017, John Goodenough , the co-inventor of Li-ion batteries, unveiled a solid-state glass battery , using

3657-441: The similarity between electrochemical and chemical equilibria, and formulated his equation that correctly predicted the output voltage of various electrochemical cells based on liquid electrolytes from the thermodynamic properties of their components. Besides his theoretical work, in 1897 Nernst patented the first lamp that used a solid electrolyte. Contrary to the existing carbon-filament lamps, Nernst lamp could operate in air and

3726-436: The solid electrolytes silver sulfide and lead(II) fluoride , which laid the foundation for solid-state ionics . By the late 1950s, several silver-conducting electrochemical systems employed solid electrolytes, at the price of low energy density and cell voltages, and high internal resistance . In 1967, the discovery of fast ionic conduction β - alumina for a broad class of ions (Li+, Na+, K+, Ag+, and Rb+) kick-started

3795-411: The specific mechanism of conduction was established for each compound depending on its ionic structure. The emergence of glassy and polymeric electrolytes in the late 1970s provided new ionic conduction mechanisms. A relatively wide range of conductivities was attained in glasses, wherein mobile ions were dynamically decoupled from the matrix. It was found that the conductivity could be increased by doping

3864-447: The stock, labeling the company a pump-and-dump scheme. On June 26, 2022, the company announced the production of a solid-state battery with a range of 650 km and a charge time of 15 minutes. At the beginning of 2024, Volkswagen and QuantumScape presented a battery prototype in a press release based on the technologies developed by QuantumScape, which has 1000 charging cycles with only 5% capacity loss and an energy density that

3933-454: The transportation industry revitalized interest in solid-state battery technologies. In 2011, Bolloré launched a fleet of their BlueCar model cars. The demonstration was meant to showcase the company's cells, and featured a 30 kWh lithium metal polymer (LMP) battery with a polymeric electrolyte, created by dissolving lithium salt in polyoxyethylene co-polymer. In 2012, Toyota began conducting research into automotive applications. At

4002-480: The type of electrolyte. Examples include In, Si , Ge x Si 1− x , SnO–B 2 O 3 , SnS –P 2 S 5 , Li 2 FeS 2 , FeS, NiP 2 , and Li 2 SiS 3 . Lithium-ceramic batteries demonstrate potential improvements with the integration of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). SWCNTs build durable, long-range conductive pathways between electrode particles, effectively reducing electrode resistance and enhancing energy density. One promising cathode material

4071-517: The world's first factory for sustainable solid-state batteries in Frauenfeld by 2024 with an initial annual production of 1.2 GWh. In July 2022, Svolt announced the production of a 20 Ah electric battery with an energy density of 350-400 Wh/kg. In June 2023, Maxell Corporation began mass production of large-capacity solid-state batteries. This battery has a long life and heat resistance. Production of 200 mmAh cylindrical solid-state batteries

4140-480: Was a founding father of electrochemistry and chemical ionic theory, and received a Nobel prize in chemistry in 1909. His work was continued by Walther Nernst, who derived the Nernst equation and described ionic conduction in heterovalently doped zirconia , which he used in his Nernst lamp . Nernst was inspired by the dissociation theory of Arrhenius published in 1887, which relied on ions in solution. In 1889 he realized

4209-537: Was coined in 1967 by Takehiko Takahashi, but did not become widely used until the 1980s, with the emergence of the journal Solid State Ionics . The first international conference on this topic was held in 1972 in Belgirate , Italy, under the name "Fast Ion Transport in Solids, Solid State Batteries and Devices". In the early 1830s, Michael Faraday laid the foundations of electrochemistry and solid-state ionics by discovering

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4278-424: Was complicated by the lack of long-range order. Historically, an evidence for ionic conductivity was provided back in the 1880s, when German scientists noticed that a well-calibrated thermometer made of Thuringian glass would show −0.5 °C instead of 0 °C when placed in ice shortly after immersion in boiling water, and recover only after several months. In 1883, they reduced this effect 10 times by replacing

4347-471: Was first developed in Europe, starting with the work of Michael Faraday on solid electrolytes Ag 2 S and PbF 2 in 1834. Fundamental contributions were later made by Walther Nernst , who derived the Nernst equation and detected ionic conduction in heterovalently doped zirconia , which he applied in his Nernst lamp . Another major step forward was the characterization of silver iodide in 1914. Around 1930,

4416-457: Was fully reversible and excluded non-equilibrium effects. Tubandt and Lorenz described other materials with a similar behavior, such as α-CuI, α-CuBr, β-CuBr, and high-temperature phases of Ag 2 S, Ag 2 Se and Ag 2 Te. They associated the conductivity with cations in silver and cuprous halides and with ions and electrons in silver chalcogenides. In 1926, Yakov Frenkel suggested that in an ionic crystal like AgI, in thermodynamic equilibrium,

4485-720: Was implanted into a human in March 1972 in Ferrara , Italy. Later models used as electrolyte a film of LiI, which was doped with alumina nanoparticles to increase its conductivity. LiI was formed in an in situ chemical reaction between the Li anode and iodine-poly( 2-vinylpyridine ) cathode, and therefore was self-healed from erosion and cracks during the operation. Sodium-sulfur cells, based on ceramic β-Al 2 O 3 electrolyte sandwiched between molten-sodium anode and molten-sulfur cathode showed high energy densities and were considered for car batteries in

4554-469: Was not sudden, but spread over a hundred degrees Celsius. Such behavior, called Faraday transition, is observed in the cation conductors Na 2 S and Li 4 SiO 4 and anion conductors PbF 2 , CaF 2 , SrF 2 , SrCl 2 and LaF 3 . Later in 1891, Johann Wilhelm Hittorf reported on the ion transport numbers in electrochemical cells, and in the early 20th century those numbers were determined for solid electrolytes. The voltaic pile stimulated

4623-547: Was scheduled to begin in 2025. On December 28, 2023, Hyundai published its patent for an "all-solid-state battery system provided with pressurizing device". The cell is a solid-state battery that maintains constant pressure regardless of charging and discharging rates. The system includes an iso-temperature element. In January 2024, Volkswagen announced that test results of a prototype solid-state battery retained 95% of its capacity after driving 500,000 km. It also passed other performance tests. In April 2024, Factorial signed

4692-559: Was to begin in January 2024. Size: diameter 23 mm/height 27 mm. In September 2023, Panasonic unveiled a solid-state battery for drones . It can be charged from 10% to 80% in 3 minutes and lasts for 10,000 to 100,000 cycles at 25 °C. The battery was expected to be available in the late 2020s. In October 2023, Toyota announced a partnership with Idemitsu Kosan to produce solid-state batteries for their electric vehicles starting in 2028. In October 2023 Factorial Energy opened

4761-512: Was twice more efficient as its emission spectrum was closer to that of daylight. AEG, a lighting company in Berlin, bought the Nernst’s patent for one million German gold marks , which was a fortune at the time, and used 800 of Nernst lamps to illuminate their booth at the world’s fair Exposition Universelle (1900) . Among several solid electrolytes described in the 19th and early 20th century, α-AgI,

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