Sion Power Corporation

Ampcera Inc.

Basf Se Corporation

Hui Du

Holger Schneider

Marina Safont-Sempere

James Emery Brown

Sumin Zhu

Klaus Leitner

Joern Kulisch

Chen Chen

Chariclea Scordilis-Kelley

Tracy Earl Kelley

Yuriy V Mikhaylik

Michael G Laramie

Johan Ter Maat

Zhongchun Wang

Pascal Hartmann

Thomas Weiss

Berend Eling

Achim Loeffler

Andreas Kunst

Xinkui Wang

Ning Ying

Maoqing Kang

Marina Safont Sempere

Craig Lin

Jörn Kulisch

An electrochemical system includes: an anode; a cathode; an electrolyte; and at least one dielectrically heatable material.

Systems and methods for heating electrochemical systems

A solid-state battery, including: an anode layer; a solid-state ionic conductive membrane layer; and a composite cathode layer formed onto a positive current collector using an energy-assisted solvent-free spray process. The composite cathode includes core-shell structures, wherein the core is the active cathode material, and the shell is a mixture of ionically conductive catholyte and an electronically conductive additive.

Cathode-catholyte core-shell structures, composite cathode layers, and solid-state batteries, and methods for manufacturing of the same

A solvent-free processing method for manufacturing a solid-state battery that includes a first solid-state electrolyte layer and a first cathode layer. The method includes forming at least one of the first solid-state electrolyte layer and the first cathode layer by solvent-free energy-assisted spraying.

Solvent-free processing methods for manufacturing solid-state batteries

A battery cell, including an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte, and at least one inductively heatable material embedded or suspended in the electrolyte. A battery module, battery pack, and electric vehicle include the battery cell. A method of heating an electrolyte includes passing an alternating current generating eddy currents within embedded or suspended inductively heatable materials.

Battery cell, battery module, battery pack, electric vehicle, and method of heating

A method for manufacturing a freestanding solid state ionic conductive membrane includes forming a solid state ionic conductive membrane on a removable support substrate and removing the removable support substrate to provide the freestanding solid state ionic conductive membrane.

Methods for manufacturing a freestanding solid state ionic conductive membrane

Articles, compositions, and methods involving ionically conductive compounds are provided. In some embodiments, the ionically conductive compounds are useful for electrochemical cells. The disclosed ionically conductive compounds may be incorporated into an electrochemical cell (e.g., a lithium-sulfur electrochemical cell, a lithium-ion electrochemical cell, an intercalated-cathode based electrochemical cell) as, for example, a protective layer for an electrode, a solid electrolyte layer, and/or any other appropriate component within the electrochemical cell. In certain embodiments, electrode structures and/or methods for making electrode structures including a layer comprising an ionically conductive compound described herein are provided.

Lithium metal sulfide and lithium metal sulfide argyrodite ionically conductive compounds and related uses

A solid state ionic conductive electrolyte membrane may include a multi-channel porous support structure and a solid-state ionic conductive electrolyte. The multi-channel porous support structure may define a porous wall structure separating a first plurality of channels from a second plurality of channels, and a solid-state ionic conductive electrolyte may be positioned within pores of the porous wall structure of the multi-channel structure.

Solid state ionic conductive electrolyte membrane and system for selectively extracting alkaline metals

An electrochemical system includes: an anode; a cathode; an electrolyte; and at least one inductively heatable material embedded or suspended in the electrolyte.

Systems and methods for induction heating of electrolytes

A solid-state electrolyte membrane includes an interlocking layered microstructure formed by melting and spraying of ionic conductive material for use in a battery system.

Dendrite suppressing solid electrolyte structures and related methods and systems

A method for manufacturing a solid state ionic conductive membrane includes forming a solid state ionic conductive membrane on a support scaffold and treating the support scaffold to be macro porous.

Methods for manufacturing a solid state ionic conductive membrane on a macro porous support scaffold

A solid state ionic conductive electrolyte membrane may include a garnet-like structure oxide material. A solid state ionic conductive electrolyte membrane may include a multi-channel porous support structure and a solid state ionic conductive electrolyte in the multi-channel porous support structure. Systems and methods for selectively extracting alkaline metals include the solid state ionic conductive electrolyte membrane.

Systems and methods for selectively extracting alkaline metals from metal-rich solutions using solid state ionic conductive electrolyte membrane

Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some aspects, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some aspects, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some cases, the protective layer may be porous.

Protective layers for electrodes and electrochemical cells

A container assembly includes a container defining a sealed chamber, a solid state electrolyte disposed in the chamber, and a hydrophobic substance protecting the solid state electrolyte. A method for preparing a solid state electrolyte includes positioning a solid state electrolyte in a chamber of a container, protecting the solid state electrolyte using a hydrophobic substance, and sealing the chamber. A method for extracting a solid state electrolyte includes positioning the container assembly of in a dry atmosphere, unsealing the chamber, and removing the solid state electrolyte from the chamber to the dry atmosphere.

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