Cell Performance of Ultra-Thin Polymer Cathode Systems: Part 1. Anion Intercalating Polymer Cathode

Abstract

Theoretical energy and power density values for thin film Li/liquid electrolyte/polymer cell systems were calculated by designing a specific cell model for a both prismatic cell with only the basic cell element (no hardware) and a bipolar-design cell with some 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). For the practical cell, the authors used a bipolar design, for which the energy and the power were calculated also as a function of the number of bipolar units (X). Keywords: Conductive polymer, Battery, Lithium.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA216037

Entities

People

  • Boone B. Owens
  • Katsuhiko Naoi
  • William H. Smyrl’

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Carbonate Esters
  • Chemistry
  • Conductive Polymers
  • Electrodes
  • Electrolytes
  • Energy
  • Films
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Physical Properties
  • Polyanilines
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Thickness
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Electrochemical Surface Science