Nanostructured Anode For High Energy Batteries

The work to be performed under this proposal is directed towards demonstrating the feasibility of using a compounding technique to develop high capacity, nano-structured anode materials for Li-ion batteries. The materials that will be developed will beentirely compatible with current Li-ion technology and will address the safety, irreversible capacity and impedance issues that generally prevent the use of nano-particle and nano-stuctured materials as active components in Li-ion cells. The process willnot affect the inherent high capacity or rate capability of the active materials and is sufficiently low cost to allow the production of a practical high capacity anode material for commercial applications. The development of our materials would enablethe development of ultra-high energy density rechargeable batteries that would be interchangeable with current Li-ion cells. These cells would be a critical enabler for the technological progress of a number of advanced applications addressing the needsof a wide range of markets from the telecommunications industry, the automotive industry and the military.