Molyon, a spinout from the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, have raised $4.6m in funding to commercialise their breakthrough in lithium-sulfur batteries.
Co-founded by Dr Ismail Sami, Dr Zhuangnan Li, Professor Manish Chhowalla, and Dr Sai Shivareddy, the team are specialising in high-energy-density lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries with improved performance, more earth-abundant materials and resilient supply chains.
Molyon has developed a cathode technology based on metallic molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) that allows sulfur to remain stable and provide high energy density over hundreds of cycles – revolutionising the Li-S battery field. Since the discovery, the team has demonstrated practical batteries with energy densities twice that of the typical Li-ion battery, showcasing the potential for Li-S batteries.