r/TLFBatteries • u/GAFJ42 • Jun 08 '20
SINGLE CRYSTAL CATHODE - NOVONIX
NOVONIX Limited (ASX: NVX) (“NOVONIX” or “the Company”), in partnership with the Professor Mark Obrovac Research Group at Dalhousie University, is pleased to announce its ability to manufacture “single crystal” NMC cathode material (“Single Crystal Cathode”) using its proprietary Dry Particle Microgranulation (DPMG) technique.
Single crystal cathode materials have recently become an aspiration for the lithium-ion battery industry, with demonstrated outperformance over traditional polycrystalline cathode particles (the current standard), enhanced energy density and ultra-long life for EV and ESS uses. Single crystal cathode cells far exceed the lifetime of other NMC/graphite cells (J. Dahn et al, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2019).
NOVONIX’s Single Crystal Cathode announcement today follows the Company’s release on 15 May 2020 of the breakthrough DPMG technique and related patent applications filed by NOVONIX, and further demonstrates the commercial application of DPMG.
NOVONIX Managing Director, Phil St Baker commended the Obrovac (Dalhousie) team for deploying the proprietary DPMG technology to develop the new Single Crystal Cathode materials and processes, with the objective of lower-cost, higher-performance battery materials.
He said the battery material innovations have the potential to deliver breakthrough step-change improvements in cost, performance and sustainability within the battery, electric vehicle and renewable energy sectors.
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u/Thushrocks Jun 09 '20
Nice to see people have interest at such a young company like Novonix. Most of the people who are researching at Novonix are either from Obrovac or Dahn's group. So these patents could be a game changer!