R2R Activated Dry Electrode Process for Cost-Effective Production of Solid-State Batteries

Solid state #electrolytes (SSEs) can improve safety of batteries due to the reduced possibility of thermal runaway that is more likely to occur in the presence of liquid electrolytes used in lithium ion batteries. However, lack of scalable processes allowing to produce SSEs with the necessary combination of thickness, uniformity, interfacial impedance and mechanical strength, hinders commercialization of solid-state batteries (SSBs).

Whether as glass or in ceramic form, SSEs usually require high temperature sintering or vapor deposition to consolidate the films and manage interfacial impedance. The resulting films are brittle, and available manufacturing methods are limited to production of tiny cells with low capacity.

LiCAP Technologies, Inc. has a patented Activated Dry Electrode technology, which makes processing of battery materials more cost-effective and sustainable and, is uniquely suitable for handling of sensitive SSB materials. R2R Activated Dry Electrode process is already proven on industrial scale in world’s fastest manufacturing of ultracapacitor electrodes and has been piloted in R2R production of electrodes for lithium-ion batteries. In 2022 LiCAP will launch development of scalable R2R process for the solid-state battery industry.