ION Storage Achieves 800 Battery Cycles: Key SSB Milestone

Solid-state batteries (SSBs) are poised to revolutionize the energy storage landscape, offering remarkable advancements over traditional lithium-ion batteries across different fields. With their potential for higher energy density, enhanced safety features, and extended lifespans, SSBs address many of the limitations associated with conventional battery technologies. These innovations promise to improve performance and reliability across various applications, from consumer electronics to electric vehicles (EVs).

In this transformative field, ION Storage Systems, a Maryland-based pioneer in this field, has made significant strides by achieving a major milestone with its SSB technology. The company has announced that it has successfully reached 800 cycles with its SSB cells, a breakthrough that underscores the potential of this next-generation battery technology.

This achievement is particularly noteworthy because, according to ION, their late achievement on SSBs does not require compression or volume change, two traditional challenges in SSB development. Unlike conventional designs, ION’s anodeless SSBs eliminate the need for an anode and compression, addressing major challenges in battery performance and durability.

Dr. Nicholas Hudak, Director of Cell R&D at ION stated the significance of this advancement: “The stable cycling that we've repeatedly observed in our R&D cells is the culmination of key innovations by ION's ceramic scientists and battery scientists over the past several years. The combination of our next-generation ceramic electrolyte and unique cell architecture has enabled the only known anodeless, compressionless, lithium-metal battery that can cycle with this level of stability at 25°C.”

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ION’s Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Greg Hitz, also highlighted the impact of their technology: “It is unprecedented for an anodeless cell to reach this kind of cycle life without compression. ION has now produced a cell with compelling performance to replace a huge portion of the lithium-ion market. Next up is building it into commercial format, multilayer cells off our pilot line and doing so with high repeatability to put in customers' hands.”

ION Storage Systems achieves 800 cycles with its "anode-less" cells. Courtesy of PR Newswire.

The company has not only advanced SSB technology but also met the cycle life requirements for consumer electronics. This achievement highlights the versatility and practicality of their anodeless SSBs, making them a viable option for a wide range of applications, from mobile devices to wearables. By addressing the needs of the consumer electronics market, ION's technology promises to accelerate the adoption of SSB in applications such as consumer electronics, medical devices, electric vehicles, grid storage, and aerospace & defense.

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