Organic Ionic Plastic Crystals and Electrolytes for Solid-State Batteries

Title:

Organic Ionic Plastic Crystals and Electrolytes for Solid-State Batteries

Tech ID: 

2023-008

Status:

Licensed

Category:

Energy Storage and Electrochemical Materials

Executive Statement:

Innovative solid electrolytes that enhance safety and performance in next-generation solid-state batteries.

Description:

This technology leverages organic ionic plastic crystals and electrolytes as solid ion-conductive pathways in solid-state batteries. Offering higher thermal stability compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries with liquid electrolytes, these materials enable safer, cost-effective, and high-performance energy storage solutions suitable for emerging electrochemical devices.

Key Advantages:

• Enhanced thermal stability and safety over conventional liquid electrolytes.
• Prevents dendritic growth, reducing battery failure risks.
• Versatile applications in lithium-ion, sodium-ion batteries, fuel cells, and dye-sensitized solar cells.
• Improves power conversion efficiency and stability in perovskite solar cells as additives.
• Enables the development of flexible and quasi-solid gel polymer electrolytes for carbon supercapacitors.

Problems Solved:

• Safety risks from flammable organic liquid electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries.
• Dendritic formation causing short circuits and battery degradation.
• Limited thermal stability of current battery electrolytes.
• Performance and cost challenges in replacing conventional lithium-ion batteries with solid-state alternatives.

Market Applications:

• Next-generation lithium-ion and sodium-ion solid-state batteries.
• Fuel cells and dye-sensitized solar cells.
• Additives for enhancing perovskite solar cell efficiency and durability.
• Flexible energy storage devices including carbon supercapacitors.
• Electric vehicle battery systems seeking improved safety and performance.

Inventors: 

• Pradip Bhowmik
• Haesook Han

Intellectual Property:

• U.S. Provisional Patent 63/428,564, filed 11/29/2022
• U.S. Patent Cooperation Treaty PCT/US2023/081258, filed 11/28/2023
• U.S. Utility Patent 19/133,690, filed 5/28/2025