Grant Description
3DCOMPASS aims to revolutionize the production of complex shaped all-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLB) using Xolography volumetric 3D printing, a technology that offers superior speed, resolution, and freedom of shape compared to traditional manufacturing techniques including conventional 3D printing methods. The project focuses on the development of Xolography 3D printing for solid state electrolytes, both polymeric and ceramic, enabling the efficient fabrication of solid-state electrolytes with unexplored architectures. 3DCOMPASS will firstly develop containing Li-conductors and suitable for Xolography process with low optical density (10-4 S cm-1 at room temperature, capacity >400Wh/kg, high resistance to dendrite growth with a critical current density > 0.5 mA/cm2. 3DCOMPASS will provide a new class of materials printable by Xolography and at the same time open the door to a new generation of ASSLB with superior performances allowed by micrometric scale architectures possible to produce in a fast and scalable way. Furthermore, the career of the candidate is expected to largely benefit from the present proposal thanks to its training in a strategic field (3D printing for ASSLB).