Abstract: A resilient battery cell is provided that includes an electrode and an electrolyte hermetically sealed within a pouch. The pouch includes layers of heat-resistant and resilient materials coupled together by a thermoplastic seal. A conductive tab electrically coupled to the electrode and for electrically coupling of the battery cell to other cells and/or a battery terminal extends through and is hermetically sealed by the sealant. The battery cell may further include supplemental layers external the pouch for providing structural integrity, a vapor barrier, improved fire safety, and other benefits.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for forming solid state electrolyte materials using a compound comprising P4Sx. The methods generally include heating the P4Sx in the presence of one or more lithium compounds to create a solid-state electrolyte.

Abstract: Ultrafine metal oxide and mixed metal oxide ceramic particles are prepared by flame spray pyrolysis of a ceramic precursor solution containing one or more gycolato polymetallooxanes dissolved in a volatile organic solvent. Recycle of the nanosized particles disposed in additional ceramic precursor solution leads to larger particles. The metal oxide and mixed metal oxide particles may be converted to the respective nitrides by high temperature ammonolysis. The process produces high quality ceramic particles from inexpensive and relatively non-toxic reagents in high space-time yield.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of polymetallooxanes employing inexpensive metal sources such as sand, alumina, and rutile involves dissolving one or more group IIIa, IVa, IVb metaloxy compounds such as metal oxides, metal hydroxides, or hydrates thereof with a di- or polyhydroxyl functional compound in the presence of an amine or alkanolamine. The polymetallooxane products are anionic, neutral, or mixed neutral/anionic moieties, which, when anionic, contain a metallic counterion (cation) or an ammonium or phosphonium ion. Mixed polymetallooxanes, as well as homo polymetallooxanes which may be prepared by the subject process, are suitable for use in preparing coatings, fibers, powders, ceramics, and glasses while being easily processable and economic to manufacture.