MOLIBE

Lithium-ion batteries are considered as the most promising energy storage technology to enable the successful electrification of modern society’s mobility needs. However, beside the necessity for enhanced energy and power, two main issues exist which are the high cost and severe safety concerns. While the first is particularly related to the incorporation of pricey metals as Co, Ni or Cu, the latter is mainly associated to the easily flammable and unstable liquid electrolytes. Within MOLIBE, these issues are addressed by realizing all-solid metal-free secondary batteries, employing organic active materials directly deposited on 3D carbon current collectors (CCCs) and single-ion polymer electrolytes (SIPEs). For the successful accomplishment of these challenging tasks, MOLIBE will strongly benefit from the highly complementary strengths and competencies in organic electrode and polymer electrolyte synthesis/characterization, cell fabrication/testing and sustainability evaluation of the French and German partners. The MOLIBE consortium is composed of four research and technology organizations, CEA, LEPMI, and CANOE in France and KIT in Germany and two companies BERNARD DUMAS in France and DAIKIN in Germany, which are complementary in their R&D activities and competencies.