Advanced electrolyte materials that improve solid-state battery safety
PROBLEM High-voltage, solid-state lithium-ion batteries power electric and hybrid vehicles, wearable devices and other high-end technologies. The batteries are made with traditional materials called solid polymer electrolytes, or SPEs, which often explode when damaged. SOLUTION Purdue researchers have developed a new composite material that is safer than SPEs. The advanced solid electrolyte exhibits stability when […]