Battery Research Chemicals & Materials

Due to sodium’s abundance within the earth’s crust, Na-ion battery technology is a new and fast-growing Energy Research area.

Following the increase in demand, we have all the materials, chemicals, components and equipment you need to help accelerate your Na-ion battery research:

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‍Discs & Foils

Our discs are pre-cut to size for ease of use within coin cell research, whilst the foil can be cut to size for use in pouch or cylinder cell R&D

‍Sodium Discs:

• Purity: 99.7%
• Diameter: 12.0mm, 14.0mm, 15.6mm, 18.0mm
• Thickness: 0.45mm
• Coating: Coated on one side with 30μm aluminium to aid current collection, also available uncoated if required.

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‍Sodium Foil:

• Purity: 99.7%
• Dimensions: 120mm x 300mm
• Thickness: 0.45mm
• Coating: Coated on one side with 30μm aluminium to aid current collection 

Anode & Cathode Powders

Our sodium-ion cathode materials are typically based on intercalation / de-intercalation compounds, where sodium ions provided by the cathode are inserted into the host lattice (anode) during charge and extracted during discharge, with minimal structural change in the host material

Na-ion Cathode, Anode, and Electrolyte Powders

We supply a variety of sodium-ion battery materials, which include sodium-based cathode and anode materials, their corresponding carbon-coated counterparts (3-5 wt.% carbon),and sodium-based solid electrolytes.

We can customize the primary and secondary particle size, composition, and surface characteristics (e.g. electronically conducting coating layer) of available materials, as well as custom synthesize Na-ion materials upon request.  

Electrolytes

Our electrolytes have been specifically formulated for na-ion battery research - please contact us for more information.

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Pre-Coated Electrode Sheets

Na-ion Cathode and Anode Electrode Sheets

Our sodium-ion cathode and anode powders can also be cast as an electrode sheet, as shown below:

• Coated Sheet Dimensions: 5inches x 10 inches (127 mm x 254 mm)
• Current Collectors: Copper (10 μm) or Aluminium (16 μm)
• Coating: Single and Double-sided sheets available, coated edge-to-edge (unless specified otherwise)
• Standard*Composition: 85% active material, 10% conductive carbon, 5% PVDF binder (*except Hard Carbon electrode sheet

Modifications can also be made to accommodate customers with unique specification requirements, such as different active material loadings, coating thickness, and binder type / content upon request.  

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‍Coin / pouch / cylinder cell consumables & equipment

We provide an extensive choice of equipment for battery and supercapacitor research. This ranges from cost-effective manual and semi-automatic equipment, designed for use in benchtop research, through to automated and high throughput systems for large laboratory research and prototype testing.

To view all of our energy research consumables and equipment click here

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We supply a large selection of chemicals, primarily lithium and sodium based, for battery and supercapacitor research in powder, granular and target forms.

In addition we supply carbon black and super C65, and we welcome any enquiry for other compounds.

Our most requested lines are listed in table 1 below

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Powder form compounds, primarily lithium and sodium, for use in the development of solid-state electrolytes for battery innovation.

Our most requested lines are listed in table 2 below, but we welcome the opportunity to collaborate on custom projects and materials.

PI-KEM offers a wide range of materials for new energy development sector. These include custom coated-electrode sheets, with coated copper foils for anodes and coated aluminium foils for cathodes. Coating thickness, binder type and active material can be customised in line with your requirements. Our most requested lines are listed in table 3 below.

PI-KEM’s most requested range of foils, meshes, and foams are listed in table 3 and detailed below, alternative materials can be sourced. All come in a range of standard sizes or can be customised to customer requirements.

‍Aluminium Foil, 350m Roll This aluminum foil (15 um) is used as substrate (Al current collectors) for coating cathode materials in Li-Ion rechargeable battery research. Specifications: Material: Aluminum/ Purity > 99.3% / Resistivity: 2.7 x 10-8 Ohm-meter / Length: 350m / Width:280mm / Thickness: 15um, Density: 3.741 g·cm−3 / Tensile Strength: ≥150N/m3 /Net weight: 5.5 kg / Shipped in vacuum bag

Conductive Carbon Coated Aluminium Foil, 80m roll for battery cathode substrate Specifications: Conductive carbon coating / Double side coating with 1-micron thickness each side / Density: 0.5g/m2 Surface resistivity: < 30 ohms per 25um² / Binder: Modified acrylate adhesive (water based) / Coated width: 200mm / Total Thickness: 18um / Total Width: 260mm cathode substrate / Length: about 80 meters / The substrate of Aluminum Foil: Purity> 99.9% / Thickness: 16 micron

Stainless Steel Foil, 4000mm Roll Specifications: Length 4000mm /Width 300mm / Thickness 0.1mm

Nickel Foam for Battery or Supercapacitor Cathode Substrate Specifications: Length 300mm / Width 80mm / Thickness 0.08mm

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Battery Separators:

PP Battery Separator Roll by Dry Method (800 m L × 60 mm W × 25 um T)

PE Battery Separator Roll by Wet Method (1500 m L × 60 mm W × 20 um T)

Single-Side Coated Alumina Ceramic on PE Substrate as Battery Separator (1000 m L × 60 mm W × 20 um T) can be used as an excellent Li ion battery separator.

‍Ready-to-use Battery Materials:

Cathode & Anode Tapes, Ready-to-use electrodes for Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion batteries, to eliminate the need for time-consuming slurry preparation:

Electrode Sheets for Lithium-ion and Sodium-Ion batteries 5 inches x 10 inches (127 mm x 254 mm), Copper (10 μm) or Aluminum 1(6 μm), Single and Double-sided sheet.

Custom Electrode Rolls for Lithium-ion batteries (10 – 100 meters in length), ideal for cylindrical and pouch cell designs.

High Loading Electrode Sheets for Lithium-ion batteries (4 to 5 mAh/cm2).

Pre-Cut Electrodes for Li-Pouch Cells available in both single and double-sided configurations in a variety of sizes.

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Pre-Cut Coin Cell Discs, Simplify your coin cell research with our pre-cut discs, eliminating the need for slurry preparation, coating, drying, calendaring, and cutting:

Graphite Coated Anode Electrodes / LiCoO2 Single Side Coated Cathode Electrode / LiFePO4 Single Side Coated Cathode Electrode / LiNiCoMnO2 Single Side Coated Cathode Electrode / Polyproplyene (PP) Separator

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Laminated Film for Pouch Cells, Streamline your pouch cell case production with our pre-cut films:

Pre-Formed Case (62mm x 45mm x 5t mm) / Aluminium Laminated Film (100mm x 210mm) / Aluminium Laminated Film (100mm x 115mm)

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Electrode Sheets for both Sodium and Lithium research, calendared and available in ready-to-use packages of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 or 100 sheets (per material). Bulk quantities and rolls are available upon request. Electrodes can also be modified to accommodate different active material loadings, sheet and/or coating dimensions, coating thickness, and binder type/content.

PI-KEM supplies anode (nickel based), cathode (lanthanum based) and interconnect (lanthanum based) powders, electrolytes, and protonic conductors all specifically sourced for SOFC and SOEC innovation.  Our most requested lines are listed in tables 4 - 8 below, we are also able to source novel materials that are not listed from our partners L and L

In addition, PI-KEM also offers a variety of advanced ceramic materials, used to make battery components, such as separators, electrodes, and cases and high temperature conductive adhesives.  Follow this link to see the MTI range of separators, or see our Advanced Ceramics and Aremco pages for more information.

Format

• Powders
• Targets
• Granules and Pellets
• Disc and chips:  Lithium and Sodium
• Foils and mesh:  Metals only
• Electrode Sheets: coated copper and aluminium foils
• Foam:  Metals only
• Other materials can be sourced

Table 1 - Battery & Supercapacitor Chemicals

Table 2 - Solid State Electrolytes

Table 3 - Battery Materials

Tables 4 - 8

Anode Powders

Cathode Powders

Interconnect Powders

Electrolytes

Protonic Conductors

PI-KEM offers both lithium and sodium discs and chips for battery development research.

Lithium discs for li-ion and li-rechargeable battery research.

• Purity: 99.9%
• Diameter: 15.6mm
• Available in 0.25mm th., 0.45mm th.

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Sodium discs for Na-ion battery research, coated on one side with aluminium to improve collection of current.

• Purity: 99.7%
• Diameter: 12.0mm, 14.0mm, 15.6mm
• Available in 0.45mm th.
• Available in 50g & 100g

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Coin Cells:

Specifications of our standard coin cell consumables:

SS304 Coin Cell Cases (CR2016) with O-rings for Battery Research Specifications: Diameter 20mm / Depth 1.6mm  

SS304 Coin Cell Cases (CR2032) with O-rings for Battery Research Specifications :Diameter 20mm / Depth 3.2mm

SS304 Stainless Steel Spacers 0.2mm for CR20XX Cells Specifications: Diameter 15.5mm / Depth 0.2mm

SS304 Stainless Steel Spacers 0.5mm for CR20XX Cells Specifications: Diameter 15.5mm / Depth 0.5mm

SS304 Stainless Steel Springs (Belleville Washers) for CR2032 Cases Specifications: Diameter 15.4mm / Height 1.2mm ±0.03 / Thickness 0.2mm

SS304 Stainless Steel Wave Springs for CR2032 Cases Specifications: Outer Diameter 14.5mm / Inner Diameter 10.25mm / Height 1.2mm ± 0.05mm / Thickness 0.3mm

SS316 Stainless Steel Spacers 0.2mm for CR20XX Cells Specifications: Diameter 15.8mm / Depth 0.2mm

Aluminium Spacers for CR20XX Cells Specifications: Diameter 15.5mm / Depth 0.4mm

Gold, Platinum and Aluminium coated options available on cases, spacers and springs.

‍Kapton Cells for X-Ray analysis available upon request

Meshed Cells for Li-Air research available upon request

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‍Cylinder Cells:

Specifications of our standard cylinder cell cases available in Stainless Steel and Aluminium:

‍21700 Cylinder Cell Case with Anti-Explosive Cap Specifications: Case: Outer Diameter 21mm, Inner Diameter 20.5mm, Height 70mm / Top Cap: Diameter 20.5mm, Height 4.05mm

‍26650 Cylinder Cell Case with Anti-Explosive Cap and Insulation O-ring Specifications: Case: Outer Diameter 26mm, Inner Diameter 25.5mm, Height 68mm / Top Cap: Diameter 25.5mm, Height 5mm

Nickel and Aluminium Tabs available in Widths 3mm, 4mm, 8mm

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‍Pouch Cells:

Aluminium Laminated Film (for Pouch Cell Case) This aluminum laminated film (115 um)is used as casing material for polymer Li-Ion battery. Specifications: Layers from outside(Shiny) to inside (Mat) / Polyamide (JIS Z1714): 0.025mm (+-0.0025mm) /Adhesive (Polyester-polyurethane): 4-5 g/m2 / Aluminum foil (JIS A8079, A8021):0.040mm (+-0.004mm) / Adhesive (Urethane-free Adhesive): 2-3 g/m2 /Polypropylene: 0.040mm (+-0.004mm) / Length: 7.5m / Thickness: 115μm±5% / Width: 480mm / Surface quality: Mat finish / Pinholes: Subject to the applicable aluminum foil standard / Impurity: 1mm or less in diameter / Fish Eye: 2mm or less in diameter(clear),1mm or less in diameter (colored) / Molding Depth: ≥5.0mm / Electrical Insulating: Good / Hot Sealing Condition: 180-190°C / Moisture Vapor / O2 Transmission Rate: 200ppm / 5 years / Laminate Strength: Nylon/Al more than 2N/15mm Al/CPP more than 5N/15mm / Heat Seal Strength: More than 22.5N/15mm wide at 200℃ x 0.2Mpa x2 sec by MTI's heat-sealing equipment MSK-140 and MSK-115A (Updated from VS-300) / Solvent Retention: Less than 5mg/m2/ Appearance: Within the sample of the limit / Slip Factor: CPP/CPP less than 1.0

Aluminium Tabs with Adhesive Polymer Tape for Positive Terminal of Pouch Cell Specifications: Length 61mm / Thickness 0.09mm / Available Widths: 3mm 4mm, 8mm

Nickel Tabs with Adhesive Polymer Tape for Negative Terminal of Pouch Cell Specifications: Length 60mm / Thickness 0.09mm / Available Widths: 3mm 4mm, 8mm

Custom Dies for cell forming available upon request

Hot Melt Sealing Adhesives available in Widths 4mm, 5mm, 8mm, 30mm 

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‍Split Test Cells:

Split Test Cells for Coin, Cylinder and Pouch Cells available

3-electrode, Gold coated

Quartz and Berylinum window options for Raman/X-Ray analysis

8-Channel Cell for high throughput testing

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