US 11,777,145 B2
Gel composite cathode for solid-state batteries and methods of manufacturing thereof
Michael Edward Badding, Campbell, NY (US); Mingli Cai, Shanghai (CN); Jun Jin, Shanghai (CN); Zhen Song, Painted Post, NY (US); Zhaoyin Wen, Shanghai (CN); Tongping Xiu, Shanghai (CN); and Liu Yao, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US); and Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai (CN)
Filed by Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US); and Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai (CN)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/356,692.
Prior Publication US 2021/0408591 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. H01M 10/0565 (2010.01); H01M 10/0585 (2010.01); H01M 10/0562 (2010.01); H01M 4/62 (2006.01); H01M 4/38 (2006.01); H01M 4/525 (2010.01); H01M 4/505 (2010.01); H01M 4/485 (2010.01); H01M 4/131 (2010.01); H01M 4/1391 (2010.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 10/0565 (2013.01) [H01M 4/131 (2013.01); H01M 4/1391 (2013.01); H01M 4/382 (2013.01); H01M 4/485 (2013.01); H01M 4/505 (2013.01); H01M 4/525 (2013.01); H01M 4/625 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01); H01M 10/0562 (2013.01); H01M 10/0585 (2013.01); H01M 2004/021 (2013.01); H01M 2004/023 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0071 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0082 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0085 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery, comprising:
a substrate;
a composite cathode disposed on the substrate;
a solid-state electrolyte disposed on the composite cathode; and
a lithium anode disposed on the solid-state electrolyte,
wherein the composite cathode comprises a gel polymer electrolyte layer and a porous cathode active material layer, and the solid-state electrolyte comprises at least one of:
(i) Li7-3aLa3Zr2LaO12 with L=Al, Ga or Fe and 0<a<0.33;
(ii) Li7La3-bZr2MbO12 with M=Bi or Y and 0<b<1;
(iii) Li7-cLa3(Zr2-c, N)O12, with N═In, Si, Ge, Sn, V, W, Te, Nb, or Ta and 0<c<1;
or a combination thereof.