RE:RE:Will CBMM be the first upstream input material partner? Dr Stephen Campbell, CTO, Nano One Materials Corporation, offered insight into Nano One Materials’ better way of making cathode materials in a single pot.
The patented One Pot process of making cathodes starts with all the materials in one reactor which he likens to a bucket with a stick. The process reduces waste, sulfates and firing time. It uses a fraction of the carbon footprint of other methods and can save thousands of dollars per ton, says Campbell.
The One Pot process can produce coated single-crystal structure in cathode active materials that improves durability. Niobium is the chosen coating element to form a thin Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3) coating on each crystal, reports Campbell.
“The Lithium niobate coating sticks very well and coats every surface of the individual crystals,” says Campbell.
Individually coated nanocrystals resist fractures while boosting durability and performance reports Nano One Materials literature.
Lithium niobate can also be used in solid-state electrolytes for better performance and durability, says Campbell.
“We needed a way of adding Niobium into our one-pot in a soluble form which is not easy to get in industrial form. So, we partnered with CBMM to supply Niobium that works in the one-pot process,” says Campbell.
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