SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Three-dimensional rechargeable battery with solid-state electrolyte
- Notice Date
- 6/29/2023 12:08:17 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 335910
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- Contracting Office
- LLNS � DOE CONTRACTOR Livermore CA 94551 USA
- ZIP Code
- 94551
- Solicitation Number
- IL-13222
- Response Due
- 7/29/2023 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 08/13/2023
- Point of Contact
- Jared Lynch, Phone: 9254226667, Charlotte Eng, Phone: 9254221905
- E-Mail Address
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lynch36@llnl.gov, eng23@llnl.gov
(lynch36@llnl.gov, eng23@llnl.gov)
- Description
- Opportunity: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract no. DE-AC52-07NA27344 (Contract 44) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to license its 3D printable Li-Air battery design which incorporates multi-porous ceramic, solid-state electrolytes. Background: Consumer electronics, which have become ubiquitous, require low cost, long lasting, and high energy density energy storage devices. As for grid and transportation (e.g. electric vehicles) applications, the ideal rechargeable battery must have (i) energy density comparable to gasoline and (ii) power density as well as charge-discharge lifecycle comparable to commercially available lithium-ion batteries. Since the energy density of lithium-ion batteries is fundamentally limited by their electrochemistry, other battery technologies need to be explored to achieve these objectives.� Lithium-air (Li-Air) batteries promise the highest energy density for rechargeable batteries. They are also lightweight and therefore have the potential to transform the automotive and customer electronics industries. Additionally, their low mass drives down the material cost of the batteries, making them well suited for grid storage needs. Unfortunately, in current Li-Air battery designs, electrolyte and anode �poisoning� reduces energy density and decreases cycle life. Innovation in this space will be required for lithium-air batteries to reach market potential. To address these performance issues, solid state electrolytes have been incorporated into Li-Air design providing high cycle life but at the expense of lower power density. Another solution being pursued is to use liquid electrolytes with catalytic additives which lower interfacial resistance and thus increase power density. However, at present, this method has yielded low cycle life due to poor electrochemical stability of the liquid electrolytes. In addition, there is progressive electrolyte loss due to continuous exposure to air (or oxygen) at the cathode. These limitations result in the absence of Li-Air batteries in the marketplace. Description: LLNL researchers have developed a new 3D printable lithium-air battery that uses a novel thin solid state ceramic electrolyte.�� LLNL�s invention overcomes the combined challenges of low power density and low cycle life in previously designed lithium-air batteries by using solid state electrolytes to achieve stability and multiscale structuring of the electrolyte to achieve low interfacial resistance, respectively.� The 3D structure of the foam-like electrolyte results in porosity at different scales, micro/nanoscale for the porous electrolyte and macroscale for the 3D geometry of the printed battery itself. The printed battery features two distinct non-overlapping volumes and thin layers of electrochemically reactive material that can overcome the challenges of other lithium-air designs.� One of the key enabling features of the battery is the patterning of both the cathode and anode onto a solid-state foam-like electrolyte structure to achieve extremely high surface area to volume ratios. This increases lifetime, efficiency, and power density.� The novel 3D battery design that LLNL developed has the potential to achieve a 20x improvement in the energy density over the present commercial state of the art Li-ion batteries. Advantages/Benefits:� Lithium-air batteries are viable alternatives to lithium-ion batteries with the added advantage that they have a theoretical energy density that is 20x more and therefore comparable to gasoline. LLNL researchers have developed a Li-Air battery that can offer: solutions that overcome challenges in other existing Li-Air battery designs the highest possible electrochemical use of lithium (via oxygen oxidation) while incorporating features to ensure it is safe (non-ignitable) high efficiency (>80% expected) the ability to operating over many (~1000+) cycles.� With energy densities on the scale of 5000 Wh/kg, this battery design promises to deliver nearly the full potential of Li-Air batteries � energy densities that no other existing battery type can match. Given the dominance of material cost in battery design, the 20X increase in energy density over lithium-ion batteries offers the potential to reach capital costs that are tens of orders of magnitude less than lithium-ion batteries. Potential Applications:� Energy storage for consumer electronics (e.g., laptops, cell phones, and other portable electronics) where form factor and weight are important considerations. Energy storage for electric vehicles Grid-level electricity storage Development Status:� Current stage of technology development:� TRL 2 LLNL has patent(s) on this invention. U.S. Patent No. 11,444,347 Three-dimensional rechargeable battery with solid-state electrolyte issued 9/13/2022 LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information.� Please visit the IPO website at https://ipo.llnl.gov/resources for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Note:� THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT.� Companies interested in commercializing LLNL's 3D printable Li-Air battery design �should provide an electronic OR written statement of interest, which includes the following: Company Name and address. The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. A description of corporate expertise and/or facilities relevant to commercializing this technology. Please provide a complete electronic OR written statement to ensure consideration of your interest in LLNL's 3D printable Li-Air battery design . The subject heading in an email response should include the Notice ID and/or the title of LLNL�s Technology/Business Opportunity and directed to the Primary and Secondary Point of Contacts listed below. Written responses should be directed to: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Innovation and Partnerships Office P.O. Box 808, L-779 Livermore, CA� 94551-0808 Attention:�� IL-13222
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Livermore, CA, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
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