World Leader In Polymers
For Ev Batteries

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Ionic replaces highly volatile, liquid electrolytes with advanced polymers that
enable safe, high-performance, low cost and scalable architectures.

ADVANCED POLYMERS SOLVE CURRENT
AND FUTURE BATTERY PROBLEMS

Polymer materials solve myriad battery problems in both next-generation cell designs and non-polymer solid-state systems

 

NEXT-GENERATION ADVANCED CELL DESIGNS

SULFIDE-BASED

SOLID-STATE BATTERIES

CATHOLYTE, ANOLYTE,

SEPARATOR

IONIC POLYMER FOR SIMPLIFIED
CELL MANUFACTURING

SULFIDE-BASED

SOLID-STATE BATTERIES

Sulfide-based materials are the leading technology for advanced solid-state designs. However, they can be plagued by performance issues. Specifically, interfacial compatibility and resistance can play key roles in limiting performance. Polymers can provide a great enabling function for commercialization of new solid-state cell designs by improving interfacial contact and resistance control during operation. This can change the game for solid-state battery manufacturers, enabling higher levels of performance, stability, and scalability from their cells.

 

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IONIC POLYMERS FOR SOLID STATE CELLS

Ionic Materials if focused on developing a unique class of High Dielectric Polymers (HDP) designed to enhance functional movement of ions in advanced lithium-ion cells, including Solid-State.

  • High Dielectric Permittivity
    – high polarity side groups
  • Low Glass Transition Temp (Tg)
    – fast segmental relaxation
  • High Oxidative Stability
    – thermodynamic stability in the voltage environment of lithium-ion cells
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CATHOLYTE, ANOLYTE,

SEPARATOR

In a race to higher energy density that provides longer range and lower cost, anode constructions are expected to pivot to silicon-dominant and lithium-metal materials. In these constructions, polymers play a critical role in simplifying cell manufacturing and mitigating material interface issues.

Ionic Materials is developing a polymer composite functional coating to enable longer cycle life and higher rate capability for lithium metal anodes.

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IONIC POLYMER FOR SIMPLIFIED
CELL MANUFACTURING

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Enabling High Voltage Stability

High voltage stable polymers enable new cathode materials

Compositionally distinct catholytes/anolytes decouple single-chemistry electrolyte problem

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Enabling Inorganic Electrolytes

Inorganic + polymer composite

Polymer interfaces can solve inorganic solid-state problems and enable Lithium metal anodes,

Higher ionic conductivities and elasticity to reduce particle-to-particle resistance in solid-state cells.

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Simplified Manufacturing

Extrusion of polymer-based Electrodes and Separator/Electrolyte for significantly reduced CapEx

No additional solvents used for coating which require high energy cost for drying to enable operating cost reduction.

Low porosity, binder-free electrodes for high energy density with reduced process steps

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