High-Solubility Asymmetric Sulfonamide Electrolytes for High-Voltage Batteries
TS-075052 —
Next-generation lithium- and metal-based batteries require higher energy density, which depends on operating at elevated voltages. However, conventional electrolyte salts suffer from limited electrochemical stability, low solubility, and degradation issues such as aluminum current collector corros…
- College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
- Inventors: Wu, Yiying; McCulloch, William
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Antiperovskite Solid-State Electrolytes for Potassium Metal Batteries
TS-074726 —
Potassium-based batteries are attractive for large-scale energy storage due to potassium’s abundance and favorable electrochemical properties. However, commercial development is limited by the lack of suitable solid electrolytes that combine high potassium-ion conductivity, chemical stability wi…
- College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
- Inventors: Wu, Yiying; Zheng, Jingfeng
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Direct Analysis of Air and Water Sensitive Material by In-Chamber Ionization Mass Spectrometry
TS-067160 — The Need
Due to the unparalleled ability of Mass spectrometry (MS) to identify and quantify substances at the molecular level it is an indispensable tool in various industries, from pharmaceuticals and forensics to environmental monitoring and materials science. However, the power of MS is often hi…
- College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
- Inventors: Badu-Tawiah, Abraham; Hadad, Christopher; Lalisse, Remy; Sahraeian, Taghi; Wu, Yiying; Zheng, Jingfeng
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
High-Donicity Anions for Rechargeable Potassium Superoxide/Peroxide Batteries
TS-066015 —
Over the past two decades, the advancement of metal-O2 batteries has been hindered by issues of instability, reversibility, and poor energy efficiency, primarily due to the instability of superoxide in the presence of Li+ and Na+ ions. Existing solutions such as Li-O2 and Na-O2 batteries have face…
- College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
- Inventors: Wu, Yiying
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Electrolyte to Enable Reversible Dendrite-Free Potassium Plating and Stripping for Potassium Secondary Batteries
TS-037854 — A novel electrolyte to prevent dendrite growth in potassium air batteries.
The Need
Potassium-air batteries have recently emerged as alternative energy storage devices beyond lithium-ion batteries. However, potassium metal anodes suffer from poor reversibility during plating and stripping processes due to their high reactivity and unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SE…
- College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
- Inventors: Wu, Yiying; McCulloch, William; Xiao, Neng
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder