Advanced Battery Technology

The objective of this research and development effort is to improve battery performance by identifying new materials to improve existing electrochemical systems and components, in order to increase specific energy and/or specific power beyond what iscurrently available. Maximum Technology Corporation (MTC) will demonstrate the feasibility of using carbon nanotubes as both anode and cathode material to improve the performance (specific energy, and specific power) in a lithium battery system. Thiseffort has been coordinated with LockMart and has spport of the THAAD program. The reserve batteries are usually designed for specific application, each designed to meet the requirements of the application. Most of these applications are for specialmilitary weapon systems. The performance characteristics of the reserve battery once activated, are similar to those of active lithium batteries, but with a penalty of 50% or more in specific energy and energy density due to the need for activation deviceand the electrolyte reservoir. Commercial potential for reserve battery is probably limited. However, the proposed carbon nanotubes material technology is directly applicable to lithium active primary battery and lithium-ion rechargeable battery forvarious commercial applications such as laptop computers, camcorders, cellular phones, electric vehicles, medical devices, and power tools. Carbon nanotubes can be used as anode and cathode material in the high energy lithium rechargeable battery toenhance performance and offers greater safety than cells with lithium metal anode.