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  • List of Abbreviations

  • ALD Atomic Layer Deposition
    BET Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
    BMIM 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium
    CMC Carboxymethyl Cellulose
    CNF Carbon Nanofibers
    CNT Carbon Nanotubes
    CTAB Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide
    CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition
    CVI Chemical Vapor Infiltration
    DMF Dimethyl Formamide
    EC Ethylene Carbonate
    EDLC Electrical Double Layer Capacitor
    EDS Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy
    FSI Bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide
    GO Graphene Oxide
    HDA Hexadecylamine
    HF Hydrofluoric Acid
    HMDS Hexamethyldisilazane
    HOPG Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite
    IP Intellectual Property
    ICP Inductively Coupled Plasma
    IPO Initial Public Offering
    LAGP e.g. Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3
    LATP e.g. Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3
    LCO Lithium Cobalt Oxide, LiCoO2
    LFP Lithium Iron Phosphate, LiFePO4
    LLZ or LLZO e.g. Li7La3Zr2O12
    LMFP Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate, LiFeXMn1-XPO4
    LMO Lithium Manganese Oxide, LiMn2O4
    LNMO Lithium Nickel Manganese Spinel, LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4
    LTO Lithium Titanium Oxide, Li2TiO3
    MAS-NMR Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
    MCF Mesophase Pitch Carbon Fibers
    MCMB Mesocarbon Microbeads
    MW Molecular Weight
    MWCNT Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
    NCA Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminum Oxide, LiNiCoAlO2
    NMC Lithium Nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide, LiNiCoMnO2,
    NMC111 indicates a nickel/manganese/cobalt ratio of 1:1:1, NMC 811 indicates a nickel/manganese/cobalt ratio of 8:1:1, etc.
    NMP N-methylpyrrolidone
    P3HT Poly-3-hexylthiophene
    PAA Polyacrylic Acid
    PAN Polyacrylonitrile
    PANI Polyaniline
    PC Propylene Carbonate
    PCB Printed Circuit Board
    PDMS Polydimethylsiloxane
    PECVD Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition
    PEDOT Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)
    PEGDMA Poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate
    PEI Polyethyleneimine
    PET Polyethylene Terephthalate
    PFAS Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
    PMMA Poly(methylmethacrylate)
    PMVMA Poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic anhydride)
    ppm parts per million
    PPY Polypyrrole
    PSS Polystyrene sulfonate
    PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene
    PVA Polyvinyl Alcohol
    PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
    PVP Polyvinylpyrrolidone
    PVDF Polyvinylidene Difluoride
    RF-ICP Radio Frequency Inductively Coupled Plasma
    SBR Styrene-Butadiene Rubber
    SEI Solid Electrolyte Interphase
    SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
    SPAC Special Purpose Acquisition Company
    SPS Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
    SSA Specific Surface Area
    SSB Solid-State Battery
    SWCNT Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
    TEM Transmission Electron Microscopy
    TEM-EELS Transmission Electron Microscope / Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
    TEOS Tetraethylorthosilicate
    TFSI Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide
    TGA Thermogravimetric Analysis
    THF Tetrahydrofuran
    USPTO United States Patent and Trademark Office
    VGCF Vapor Grown Carbon Fibers
    XANES X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure