SOUTH 8 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: AF19A-T014
SOUTH 8 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — STTR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $150,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF19A-T014
- Solicitation
- 19.A
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2019-08-16 → 2020-08-16
Description
The team at South 8 Technologies is the first to develop a novel and patented Liquefied Gas Electrolyte chemistry for rechargeable lithium metal batteries which meets these Air Force requirements. The proposed non-hazardous chemistry has already demonstrated world-record performance on the lithium metal anode (99.9% plating/stripping efficiency over hundreds of cycles) while maintaining high performance with conventional 4-V cathodes. The ultra-low viscosity and exceptional conductivity of the proposed electrolytes enable the use of thick cathodes while maintaining a high-power capability >1 C rate and will reach specific energy >425 Wh/kg.