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MIT engineers create 2D polymer that self-assembles into sheets

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Using a novel polymerization process, MIT chemical engineers have created a new two-dimensional polymer that self-assembles into sheets, unlike all other polymers which form one-dimensional chains. Until now, scientists had believed it was impossible to induce polymers to form 2D sheets. —Michael Strano.

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Mullen to begin testing Linghang solid-state polymer battery technology in vehicles on US roads in Q4 2023

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Mullen Automotive, an emerging EV manufacturer, has integrated solid-state polymer battery technology into Mullen’s commercial Class 1 EV cargo van program. It is expected that the solid-state polymer technology will deliver more than 200 miles of range on a full charge for the Mullen Class 1 EV cargo van.

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New class of coordination polymers for high-performance Li-, Na- and K-ion storage

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Researchers at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium have designed and synthesized a new class of electrically conducting anionic coordination polymers for all practically relevant alkali-cation storage. V in lithium-, sodium-, or potassium-based cells. Wang et al. doi: 10.1039/D2EE00566B.

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Berkeley Lab conductive polymer coating could enhance performance of EV batteries

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Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a conductive polymer coating—called HOS-PFM—that could enable longer lasting, more powerful lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. At room temperature (20 ˚C), alkyl end-chains on the PFM polymer chain limit the movement of lithium ions.

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Researchers use self-healing composite polymer binder to boost performance of silicon anodes

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Researchers at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have improved the performance of silicon anodes in LIBs using a self-healing composite polymer binder for the silicon particles. The composite polymer structure holds the silicon particles together like a net and prevents them from rupturing.

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ORNL team develops 3D interconnected polymer/ceramic composite as a thin film solid electrolyte

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a thin-film, highly conductive solid-state electrolyte made of a polymer and ceramic-based composite for lithium metal batteries. There are two classes of solid electrolytes, inorganic oxide- or sulfide-based electrolytes and polymer-based electrolytes. —Palmer et al.

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Researchers show that inherent lithium ions in bioderived borate polymer enhance extreme fast charging capability in graphite anodes

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The binder material—a novel aqueous borate type bio-based polymer with inherent Li + ions designed as an SEI forming binder for graphite—leads to improved diffusion of desolvated Li + ions across the solid electrolyte interface (SEI) and within the anode material and yields high conductivity, low impedance, and good stability.