Cell Performance of Ultra-Thin Polymer Cathode System: Theoretical Energy and Power Density Projections
Abstract
Theoretical energy and power density values for thin film Lithium/ liquid electrolyte/polymer cell systems were calculated by designing a specific cell model for both a prismatic cell with only the basic cell elements (no hardware) and a bipolar-design cell with some idealized practical hardware. The cell performance is compared for three different cathode polymer materials, viz. , polyaniline, polypyrrole, and polyvinylferrocene. The energy and power densities are estimated as a function of cathode thickness, active cell area, and initial concentration of electrolyte for very thin cathode films (cathode thickness: Lc=1 to 100 micrometer in both single cell and bipolar designs. The energy and the power estimated at 80 Wh/kg and 800 kW/kg for 10 micrometer cathodes. Problems of battery manufacturing process were not addressed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 15, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA210786
Entities
People
- Boone B. Owens
- Katsuhiko Naoi
- William H. Smyrl’
Organizations
- University of Minnesota