Carbon Solutions Inc — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF192-038
Carbon Solutions Inc — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $150,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF192-038
- Solicitation
- 19.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2021-04-16 → 2022-01-16
Description
This project aims to develop a technology for to the preparation of scalable graphene anodes for lithium ion batteries (LIBs). The anodes are comprised of functionalized graphene sheets with basal plane nanoholes and assembled in a densely-packed covalently- linked framework. The anodes are further prelithiated using a commercially scalable process, which enriches the electrodes with Li ions and forms a stable interface for increased cycling stability. The fabricated graphene-based anodes are assembled in full cells with standard LiFePO4 cathodes to demonstrate energy density capability and cycling performance (500 cycles in Phase I). Both coin cells and pouch cells will be assembled and tested using standard electrochemical techniques and LEO cycling test.