Quantumscape Battery, Inc.

Tommy Huang

Lei Cheng

Cheng-Chieh Chao

Tim Holme

Niall Donnelly

Zhebo Chen

Kian Kerman

Harsh Maheshwari

Yang Li

Sriram Rangarajan Iyer

Timothy P Holme

Amal Mehrotra

Jagdeep Singh

Gengfu Xu

Aram Yang

Wes Hermann

Christopher Dekmezian

Tiffany Ho

David Cao

The disclosure herein relates to rechargeable batteries and solid electrolytes therefore which include lithium-stuffed garnet oxides, for example, in a thin film, pellet, or monolith format wherein the density of defects at a surface or surfaces of the solid electrolyte is less than the density of defects in the bulk. In certain disclosed embodiments, the solid-state anolyte, electrolyte, and catholyte thin films, separators, and monoliths consist essentially of an oxide that conducts Liions. In some examples, the disclosure herein presents new and useful solid electrolytes for solid-state or partially solid-state batteries. In some examples, the disclosure presents new lithium-stuffed garnet solid electrolytes and rechargeable batteries which include these electrolytes as separators between a cathode and a lithium metal anode.

Lithium-stuffed garnet electrolytes with a reduced surface defect density and methods of making and using the same

Provided herein are detect-free solid-state separators which are useful as Liion-conducting electrolytes in electro-chemical cells and devices, such as, but not limited to, rechargeable batteries. In some examples, the separators have a Liion-conductivity greater than 1*10S/cm at room temperature.

Translucent and transparent separators

The disclosure herein relates to rechargeable batteries and solid electrolytes therefore which include lithium-stuffed garnet oxides, for example, in a thin film, pellet, or monolith format wherein the density of defects at a surface or surfaces of the solid electrolyte is less than the density of defects in the bulk. In certain disclosed embodiments, the solid-state anolyte, electrolyte, and catholyte thin films, separators, and monoliths consist essentially of an oxide that conducts Li+ ions. In some examples, the disclosure herein presents new and useful solid electrolytes for solid-state or partially solid-state batteries. In some examples, the disclosure presents new lithium-stuffed garnet solid electrolytes and rechargeable batteries which include these electrolytes as separators between a cathode and a lithium metal anode.

Set forth herein are processes for making lithium-stuffed garnet oxides (e.g., LiLaZrO, also known as LLZO) that have passivated surfaces comprising a fluorinate and/or an oxyfluorinate species. These surfaces resist the formation of oxides, carbonates, hydroxides, peroxides, and organics that spontaneously form on LLZO surfaces under ambient conditions. Also set forth herein are new materials made by these processes.

Lithium-stuffed garnet thin films and pellets having an oxyfluorinated and/or fluorinated surface and methods of making and using the thin films and pellets

Provided herein are defect-free solid-state separators which are useful as Liion-conducting electrolytes in electrochemical cells and devices, such as, but not limited to, rechargeable batteries. In some examples, the separators have a Liion-conductivity greater than 1*10S/cm at room temperature.

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Tommy Huang