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Does solid state imply it won’t wear out? That alone would be a huge deal.


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In short. No. Two big issues with current state of the art solid-state batteries are i) the amount of current that the batteries can handle is typically low at least because the conductivity of the solid-state elecrolyte is much less than a typical liquid electrolyte; and ii) cycle life is low at least because small defects in the electrolyte/electrode (cathode and/or anode) interface(s) are not self-healing. In a liquid electrolyte, the liquid can accommodate more changes at the interface because it is liquid.

While i and ii might be "typically" true it is not the case for the "current state of the art". See research by the Sakamoto group at umich.

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