Substantial improvement in the energy density, power, and cost of commercial batteries is required to meet future needs for clean energy storage, electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and medical devices. This need, as well as a rapidly growing market, has led to thousands of researchers working to develop alternative chemistries with superior performance to the entrenched graphitic carbon/layered oxide couple. While many new chemistries seem promising, none has yet made the transition from an initial discovery in the laboratory to commercial production.<br/><br/>In this talk, I will discuss the requirements for a new material to make this jump, including the history of how current battery materials were commercialized and several case studies from recent years.

History of materials development in lithium-ion batteries: From lab to market

2019 Spring National Meeting

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