Wildcat Discovery Technologies, Inc.

Cory O'Neill

Steven Kaye

David Keogh

Wei Tong

Bin Li

Deidre A Strand

Marissa Caldwell

Alex Freigang

A solid-state electrolyte includes a lithium salt, a lithium ion-conducting inorganic material, a polymer, and a coupling agent. The coupling agent bonds the lithium ion-conducting inorganic material to the polymer.

Solid electrolyte compositions

A composition for forming an electrode. The composition includes a hybrid active material compound doped with a dopant. The hybrid active material comprises the reaction product of a metal fluoride compound and a metal complex. A method of making the composition is included.

High energy materials for a battery and methods for making and use

A solid-state electrolyte including an ion-conducting inorganic material represented by the formula LiZrMe(PO)where 2&#x3e;x&#x3e;0, 0.2&#x3e;y&#x3e;&#x2212;0.2, and Me is at least one element from Group 14, Group 6, Group 5, or combinations thereof.

Solid electrolyte compositions for electrochemical cells

A solid-state electrolyte including a polymer, which can be ion-conducting or non-conducting; an ion-conducting inorganic material; a lithium salt; an additive salt and optionally a coupling agent.

An electrode formulation including a polymer, which can be ion-conducting or non-conducting; an ion-conducting inorganic material; a lithium salt; and optionally an additive salt.

Electrode compositions for solid-state batteries

An electrolyte formulation including additive compounds, additive salts, or combinations thereof to improve both low temperature and high temperature performance of lithium ion batteries as compared to conventional electrolytes. Some of these embodiments further include solvents in the electrolyte solution.

Electrolyte formulations

A composition for forming an electrode. The composition includes a metal fluoride compound doped with a dopant. The addition of the dopant: (i) improves the bulk conductivity of the composition as compared to the undoped metal fluoride compound; (ii) changes the bandgap of the composition as compared to the undoped metal fluoride compound; or (iii) induces the formation of a conductive metallic network. A method of making the composition is included.

A composition for forming an electrode. The composition includes a metal fluoride, such as copper fluoride, and a matrix material. The matrix material adds capacity to the electrode. The copper fluoride compound is characterized by a first voltage range in which the copper fluoride compound is electrochemically active and the matrix material characterized by a second voltage range in which the matrix material is electrochemically active and substantially stable. A method for forming the composition is included.

An electrolyte solution comprising an additive wherein the additive is not substantially consumed during charge and discharge cycles of the electrochemical cell. Additives include Lewis acids, electron-rich transition metal complexes, and electron deficient pi-conjugated systems.

Electrolyte materials for batteries and methods for use

An electrode for an electrochemical cell including a metal fluoride containing active electrode material and an intrinsically conductive coating wherein the coating is applied to the active electrode material by heating the mixture for a time and at a temperature that limits degradation of the cathode active material. The active material can be a hybrid material formed from the reaction of a metal fluoride and a metal complex.

High energy cathode for a battery

An electrode for an electrochemical cell including an active electrode material and an intrinsically conductive coating wherein the coating is applied to the active electrode material by heating the mixture for a time and at a temperature that limits degradation of the cathode active material.

Cathode for a battery

A method of forming an electrode active material by reacting a metal fluoride and a reactant. The reactant can be a metal oxide, metal phosphate, metal fluoride, or a precursors expected to decompose to oxides. The method includes a milling step and an annealing step. The method can alternately include a solution coating step. Also included is the composition formed following the method.

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