Electric-Field-Assisted Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis of Solid State Electrolytes

Wednesday, 12 October 2022: 14:30
Room 219 (The Hilton Atlanta)
L. Liu, C. Albert, and H. Wu (University of Kansas)
Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) hold the potential to revolutionize energy storage by enabling secondary batteries containing lithium metal anodes, which have ultra-high theoretical capacity of 3860 mAh g−1, compared to a typical graphite anode’s theoretical capacity of 372 mAh g−1. The bulk of SPE research focuses on optimizing SPE chemistry, while the manufacturing process receives little attention. In this interdisciplinary study, as shown in Figure 1, an electric-field-assisted ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (EFAUSP) setup is proposed and integrated with a cyclone-separator, which was simulated ANSYS Fluent, then built based on the results. Digital in-line holography is performed to determine the droplet size distribution and investigate the droplet trajectories near the substrate surface. This newly proposed EFAUSP setup is based on a 3D printer controller, promising macrostructure and microstructure control in future work. Future work will build upon these results to investigate the mechanical and electrochemical properties of the deposited SPEs.