Designing better battery electrolytes
Updated: 2022-12-19 05:39:17
Scientists give the lay of the land in the quest for electrolytes that could enable revolutionary battery chemistries.
New life flashed into lithium-ion anodes
Updated: 2022-12-12 19:05:46Chemists use flash Joule heating to recover graphite anodes from spent lithium-ion batteries at a cost of about $118 per ton.Flameproofing lithium-ion batteries with salt
Updated: 2022-12-07 19:23:24A polymer-based electrolyte makes for batteries that keep working -- and don't catch fire -- when heated to over 140 degrees F.New battery technology has potential to significantly reduce energy storage costs
Updated: 2022-12-07 15:10:37Researchers are hoping that a new, low-cost battery which holds four times the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries and is far cheaper to produce will significantly reduce the cost of transitioning to a decarbonized economy.X-rays reveal elusive chemistry for better EV batteries
Updated: 2022-12-05 20:37:26Scientists used high energy x-rays to investigate the solid-electrolyte interphase, a chemical layer in batteries that's key to stabilizing lithium metal anodes. Chemists unraveled this complex chemical mechanisms that is crucial for boosting energy density.New manufacturing process produces better, cheaper cathodes for lithium-ion batteries
Updated: 2022-12-05 05:15:06Researchers have developed a new method for producing a key component of lithium-ion batteries. The result is a more affordable battery from a faster, less wasteful process that uses less toxic material.