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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
The University of Akron, Akron, OH (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Thein Kyu, Akron, OH (US);
Hyunsang Lee, Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Jisoo Jeong, Stow, OH (US);
Javier Parrondo, Novi, MI (US);
Dianne Atienza Hay, Hartland, MI (US);
Somayeh Zamani, Novi, MI (US);
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, Akron, OH (US);
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
An energy storage device is provided that includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a polymer electrolyte membrane disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes a copolymer network including a polyoxide and a polysulfide. The polymer electrolyte membrane is prelithiated by deep discharging of the battery of in a voltage range of −0.5 V to 5.0 V such that the polymer electrolyte membrane after deep discharging includes additional lithium ions stored therein as compared with prior to deep discharging.