Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Advancing Hybrid Solid-State Electrolytes for Stable Nickel-rich Cathodes
Agreement Number:
1034058
Agreement Value:
$300,000.00
Agreement Date:
Sep 1, 2025 - Aug 31, 2028
Description:
The Project aims to develop next-generation all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) using lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZO)-based hybrid solid-state electrolytes (Hybrid-SSEs) to address critical limitations of conventional lithium-ion battery systems. By embedding highconductivity LLZO ceramics within cross-linked polymer matrices, the Project seeks to combine the ionic conductivity of ceramics with the flexibility and processability of polymers to overcome ceramic brittleness, interfacial instability with Li-metal anodes, and incompatibility with high-voltage cathodes. It will drive innovation in Hybrid-SSE development, Ni-rich cathode active material coatings, artificial solid electrolyte interphases engineering for stable lithium anodes, and full-cell fabrication and validation to create safe, scalable batteries with energy densities exceeding 300 Wh/kg and ≥80% capacity retention after 100 cycles. The Project unites the University of Waterloo, the NRC and Electrovaya from Canada with TU Braunschweig, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films and Glatt, from Germany. It also includes life cycle assessment of the developed technologies.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Waterloo, Ontario, CA N2L 3G1
Reference Number:
172-2025-2026-Q3-1034058
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
119260685
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
University of Waterloo
Federal Riding Name:
Waterloo
Federal Riding Number:
35114
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710