We published two new papers on our battery research in December! The first paper, published in Chem. Commun. introduces a new process to form an inorganic-organic hybrid solid electrolyte by Molecular Layer Deposition (MLD), which is an organic analog to ALD. The films are well-behaved as solid electrolytes, with an ionic conductivity of ~5×10-8 S/cm, and a transference number of ~1. The second paper, published in Adv. Energy Mater. demonstrates a scalable pathway to overcome energy/power density tradeoffs in Li-ion batteries by blending graphite and hard carbon active materials in the anode. This eliminates Li plating, and improves the homogeneity of the reaction through the anode volume, enabling efficient fast-charging at 6C rates.
