Cell performance of ultra-thin polymer-cathode system: Theoretical energy and power-density projections. Technical report No. 3, July 1988-June 1989

Technical Report · Thu Jun 15 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5428210

Naoi, K; Owens, B B; Smyrl, W H

Theoretical energy and power-density values for thin film lithium/liquid electrolyte/polymer cell systems were calculated by designing a specific cell model for both a prismatic cell with only the basic cell elements (no hardware) and a bipolar-design cell with some idealized practical hardware. The cell performance is compared for three different cathode-polymer materials, viz., polyaniline, polypyrrole, and polyvinylferrocene. The energy and power densities are estimated as a function of cathode thickness, active cell area, and initial concentration of electrolyte for very thin cathode films (cathode thickness: Lc=1 to 100 micrometer in both single-cell and bipolar designs). The energy and the power are estimated at 80 Wh/kg and 800 kW/kg for 10 micrometer cathodes. Problems of the battery manufacturing process were not addressed.

• Research Organization: Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN (USA). Corrosion Research Center
• OSTI ID: 5428210
• Report Number(s): AD-A-210786/0/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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25 ENERGY STORAGE
250902* -- Energy Storage-- Batteries-- Performance & Testing
AMINES
ANILINE
AROMATICS
AZOLES
CATHODES
DIMENSIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRODES
ELECTROLYTIC CELLS
ENERGY DENSITY
FILMS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
METAL-NONMETAL BATTERIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
POLYMERS
POWER
PROGRESS REPORT
PYRROLES
THICKNESS
THIN FILMS