Nuvvon’s Founding Director, Karmjit Sidhu, highlights the benefits of developing batteries with solid-state polymer electrolytes, and explains how a 100% solid state, high-performance polymer electrolyte addresses issues associated with liquid electrolytes for safer battery cell designs.
Nuvvon’s article “Developing Safer Batteries with Solid-State Polymer Electrolytes” is published in the July/ August 2024 issue of Battery & Electrification Technology magazine. This publication is a supplement to Tech Briefs and Automotive Engineering, which are highly reputable magazines that feature cutting edge technologies developed by engineers across leading universities and commercial laboratories.
In this recent issue, Karmjit Sidhu, explores the subject of developing batteries with solid-state polymer electrolytes. His article reviews the benefits of Nuvvon’s proprietary solid-state polymer technology and how using a 100% solid state, high-performance polymer electrolyte addresses safety issues associated with liquid electrolytes.
As energy storage applications and usage grows, so does the importance of battery safety. Lithium-ion batteries are the most popular energy storage systems used in portable electronics, electric vehicles, and grid energy storage. However they come with safety concerns. According to the Gitnux Market Data Report 2024 on Li-ion batteries, 48 percent of cell phone fires are caused by Li-ion batteries, with one battery fire occurring every two days in the US. This is due to the use of flammable solvent-based liquid electrolytes which can combust in the event of a fault such as short circuit or overheating. Such problems are exasperated in Li-ion batteries with high energy densities.
The development of a novel solid-state polymer electrolyte technology addresses the issues associated with liquid electrolytes used in traditional batteries and in many so-called solid-state batteries, which are often “semi-solid” batteries. Void of combustible, toxic or flammable materials such as ionic liquids, low-boiling point solvents, or low-viscous oils, and gels, the new solid polymer electrolyte enables the development of highly stable and safer batteries.
In this feature, Karmjit highlights that unlike liquid electrolytes, solid polymer electrolytes resist thermal runaway. This has been shown in prototypes exposed to a naked flame and heated above the melting point of lithium metal. These and other factors make Nuvvon’s proprietary polymer electrolyte technology a worthy contender for the holy grail of solid-state batteries.
Read the full article on Battery & Electrification Technology Magazine and also in PDF.
This article first appeared in the July/ August 2024 issue of Battery & Electrification Magazine.
To learn more about Nuvvon’s unique solid polymer electrolyte technology, visit Technology – Nuvvon.
Nuvvon has been featured as a top ten competitor in the Solid State Battery Market Report 2023, a prestigious industry report published by The Business Research Company.
We are delighted that Nuvvon has been featured in the latest edition of Batteries and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Magazine 2023. Best magazine is globally renowned as a well respected source of technical information for the electrochemical energy storage industry. Nuvvon’s technology has been showcased in the recent article, ‘A safe and commercial solution to solid lithium-ion batteries.’