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Fraunhofer FEP Has New Process for Metal-on-Polymer Current Collectors

This technology enables the precise application of copper and aluminum layers onto polymer films.

Project manager Claus Luber shows a sample of polymer film coated with aluminum using electron beam evaporation. (© Fraunhofer FEP, Finn Hoyer)

Fraunhofer FEP has developed a new roll-to-roll production process for manufacturing metal-on-polymer current collectors. This technology enables the precise application of copper and aluminum layers onto polymer films to produce current collectors with electrical conductivity and thickness comparable to conventional metal foil-based current collectors. These results provide industry with a valuable basis for optimizing lithium-ion batteries. It is hard to imagine our modern world without ...

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