Stanford researchers have developed a mechanistic guideline for lithium metal battery electrolyte and separator design to mitigate lithium dendrite growth.
Researchers in the Zhenan Bao Group and the Yi Cui Group have developed a Salt-Philic, Solvent-Phobic (SP2) Li anode polymer coating that dramatically out performs state of the art Li anode coatings/electrolyte strategies battery cycle life.
Researchers in Stanford's Yi Cui Lab have developed an ultra-light, fire-retardant battery current collector. Commercial Cu-Al current collectors account for 15-50 wt.% of the total battery weight – dead weight that dramatically limits battery density.
Optimizing battery performance currently relies on empirical testing using arbitrary parameters, under-validated physiochemical models, and limited data analysis of summary trends.
Stanford scientists have invented an inexpensive device to detect the first signs of lithium plating during fast-charging of lithium ion batteries, enabling early onboard detection of this issue during battery development or use.
Researchers in the Cui lab have designed a polymer-polymer solid-state electrolyte for lithium batteries that is fireproof, lightweight, and mechanically robust.
Stanford researchers have demonstrated a self healing electrode that can dramatically enhance the cycle lifetime of lithium ion batteries by applying Si microparticles with a thin layer of self-healing conductive composite.
Stanford researchers have developed a new method to more accurately monitor battery State of Charge (SOC) and State of Health (SOH), over its entire lifetime.
Stanford researchers have developed a high-performance, ultrafast, thermoresponsive polymer that can act as a circuit breaker to prevent fires in next-generation high-energy-density batteries by rapidly and reversibly turning off when overheated.
Researchers at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have developed a new coating design which makes lithium metal batteries stable and promising for further development.
Stanford researchers have developed various high ionic conductivity thin films (LiAlO2, LiAlF4) to stabilize lithium ion battery electrodes without sacrificing power density.