SBIR/STTR Research Award

Nanophase Technology for Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) Battery Safety

Award identifier 1c5d5c82940ad2be5662ec9aab78265c6a52e2285560b9d875eea112c7a8d3d7Awarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$99,610

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2009

Award details

Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Recipient company: Applied Colloids
Proposal award date: 2009-11-03
Contract end date: 2010-08-06
UEI: ZGENK3N2NT13
Solicitation number: 2009.2
Topic code: OSD09-EP1

Research abstract

Many of the safety incidents that occur with lithium-ion batteries are due to the carbon anode currently in use. Incidents can occur that include overcharging in the system, which causes lithium metal to plate out of the cell and passivation at the surfaces of the electrodes in the cell, which can also cause an incident. Applied Colloids proposes the use of its proprietary nanomaterials in a "rocking chair" cell. This would eliminate the carbon anodes presently in use and improve the safety of both lithium-ion and lithium polymer batteries.

Technology keywords

Not reported

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Research funding history

9 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2006–2015). Reported award amounts total $1,610,519. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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