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Title: Fabrication of films and coatings used to activate shear thickening, impact resistant electrolytes

Abstract

A method of making a passively impact resistant composite electrolyte and separator layer includes providing a suspension composition including electrically non-conducting particles that enable shear thickening. The particles can have a polydispersity index of no greater than 0.1, an average particle size in a range of from 50 nm to 1 um, and an absolute zeta potential of greater than ±40 mV. A particle suspension solvent is provided for suspending the particles. The suspension composition is applied to a porous separator material. A portion of the particles and suspension solvent penetrate the pores and the remainder of the particles in the suspension composition are distributed across the surface of the separator material. The suspension solvent is evaporated from the separator material to provide a shear thickening particle loaded separator. A separator assembly and a passivated battery are also disclosed.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1650837
Patent Number(s):
10637100
Application Number:
15/958,446
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 04/20/2018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats

Armstrong, Beth L., Veith, Gabriel M., Kalnaus, Sergiy, Wang, Hsin, Browning, Katie L., and Cooley, Kevin M. Fabrication of films and coatings used to activate shear thickening, impact resistant electrolytes. United States: N. p., 2020. Web.
Armstrong, Beth L., Veith, Gabriel M., Kalnaus, Sergiy, Wang, Hsin, Browning, Katie L., & Cooley, Kevin M. Fabrication of films and coatings used to activate shear thickening, impact resistant electrolytes. United States.
Armstrong, Beth L., Veith, Gabriel M., Kalnaus, Sergiy, Wang, Hsin, Browning, Katie L., and Cooley, Kevin M. Tue . "Fabrication of films and coatings used to activate shear thickening, impact resistant electrolytes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1650837.
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abstractNote = {A method of making a passively impact resistant composite electrolyte and separator layer includes providing a suspension composition including electrically non-conducting particles that enable shear thickening. The particles can have a polydispersity index of no greater than 0.1, an average particle size in a range of from 50 nm to 1 um, and an absolute zeta potential of greater than ±40 mV. A particle suspension solvent is provided for suspending the particles. The suspension composition is applied to a porous separator material. A portion of the particles and suspension solvent penetrate the pores and the remainder of the particles in the suspension composition are distributed across the surface of the separator material. The suspension solvent is evaporated from the separator material to provide a shear thickening particle loaded separator. A separator assembly and a passivated battery are also disclosed.},
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year = {Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
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