公开(公告)号：US20230198011A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US18084371

申请日：2022-12-19

Applicant: Solid Power Operating, Inc.

Inventor： Clint R. BICKMORE ,  Brian E. FRANCISCO ,  Samuel OBERWETTER ,  Joshua BUETTNER-GARRETT ,  Benjamin A. CARLSON

IPC: H01M10/0562

CPC classification number: H01M10/0562 ,  H01M2300/0068

Abstract: A process for preparing a solid electrolyte that includes mixing a lithium source with a sulfur source and a compound containing phosphorous and sulfur to form a composite, then heating the composite to the melting point of the compound containing phosphorous and sulfur to form the solid electrolyte material. A solid electrolyte material prepared by the process, wherein the solid electrolyte material is of formula I, which is Li(7−y−z)PS(6−y−z)X(y)W(z) wherein X and W are individually selected from F, Cl, Br, and I; where y and z each individually range from 0 to 2; and where y+z ranges from 0 to 2.

公开(公告)号：US20230150819A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US17988677

申请日：2022-11-16

Applicant: Solid Power Operating, Inc.

Inventor： Brian E. FRANCISCO ,  Samuel OBERWETTER ,  Sean P. CULVER ,  Ilya LISENKER

IPC: C01B17/40

CPC classification number: C01B17/40

Abstract: A process for producing a low-cost water-reactive sulfide material includes reacting a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal salt, a substantially anhydrous first sulfide compound, and a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal hydrosulfide compound in a substantially anhydrous polar solvent, providing differential solubility for a substantially high solubility second sulfide and a substantially low solubility second alkali metal salt, and forming a mixture of the high solubility second sulfide, a second alkali metal hydrosulfide, and the low solubility second alkali metal salt; removing the low solubility second alkali metal salt to isolate the supernatant including the second sulfide, and separating the polar solvent from the second sulfide and the second alkali metal hydrosulfide followed by heating to produce the second sulfide. The present disclosure provides a scalable process for production of a high purity alkali metal sulfide that is essentially free of undesired contaminants.