ADA recently completed a Phase I research project that successfully demonstrated advanced lithium-ion batteries. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the research focused on the development of high-capacity / high-rate nanostructured electrodes and combined these electrodes with environmentally benign electrolytes to improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries.
Lithium-ion batteries represent the current state-of-the-art for rechargeable batteries. However, performance (energy / power densities, safety, and cycle life) of the current lithium-ion batteries 
is limited by the properties of both electrodes and electrolytes.
Improvements in these materials are needed to develop advanced batteries to satisfy the rapidly increasing performance demands for a wide range of applications, including consumer electronics (cell phones, laptops, pagers, camcorders), medical electronics (drug delivery units, portable defibrillators, neurological stimulators), transportation technology (electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids), and military and defense (communication devices, unmanned aerial vehicles, spacecraft probes, missile systems).
The batteries tested in our laboratories to date have shown excellent performance. This technology has the ability to achieve energy densities at least twice that of current devices, and power densities ten times better than the current technology.
For further information, please contact:
Wen Lu at 303-874-8292 or Nick Knowlton at 303-874-7377
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