Liquid electrolytes have been key EV batteries for some time now and the lithium-ion formula is the most important component. There are a lot of different formulae that do various things such as the removal of toxic inputs from the supply chain, or reductions in weight, elimination of fire hazards, and cutting costs.
The ultimate goal is to combine all these improvements in one electrolyte, but solid state or semi solid state batteries are appearing before that goal can be achieved and they promise to revolutionize the battery market. But, getting the electrons to move about within a solid is difficult at best. And that’s where Zwitterions come in.
Zwitterions are the building blocks of a new electrolyte created by a team of scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a branch of the US Department of Energy located in Tennessee. ORNL scientists believe that when changing the battery polymer by the interdiction of Zwitterions they can make significant improvements to batteries. But what is a Zwitterion? A Zwitterion is a molecule that contains both positive and negative charges but is overall electrically neutral.
Source: Clean Technica: Read The Article
PSR Analysis: While this technology is a few years away (it’s only in the early stages of research right now) it shows great potential in making solid state batteries actually work as designed. PSR
Guy Youngs is Forecast & Adoption Lead at Power Systems Research
