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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Charge and discharge profile of first and second cycles of Li 2 MnSiO 4 samples measured at 45 °C at 0.02C rate. Researchers from Tohoku University, Japan, have developed novel ultrathin Li 2 MnSiO 4 nanosheets for use as a cathode material in lithium-ion batteries. Credit: ACS, Rangappa et al. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Simulated zone projection image based on LMNO crystal model with 20% Ni/Li disorder corresponding to blue rectangle. Simulated zone projection image based on LMNO crystal model with 10% Ni/Li disorder corresponding to white rectangle. Lithium transition-metal oxides have been widely used as the cathode for Li ion batteries.

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JUNE 24, 2012

Researchers from Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China, report that black phosphorus (black P) anode materials for lithium-ion batteries exhibit high specific capacity and excellent cycling performance. The discharge-charge capacity profiles of black P derived from red phosphorus from 0-2 V (vs. Credit: ACS, un et al.

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JULY 17, 2012

Researchers at Rice University and Lockheed Martin have developed a method for creating macroporous silicon thin films (MPSF) for use as cost-effective and high-performance anode materials in Li-ion batteries. lithium atoms per silicon atom, Li 22 Si 5. Credit: ACS, Thankur et al. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 27, 2013

A chart from EnerG2’s 2012 DOE Merit Review presentation shows different pore profiles for different energy storage applications. Li-ion batteries are clearly dominating the imagination and innovation of the energy storage industry and EnerG2’s Carbon Technology Platform has delivered a groundbreaking new product to this segment.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is contributing about €19 million (US$24 million) to a new €36-million ($US46 million), 3-year, public-private research project to improve further the safety of lithium-ion batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles. SafeBatt began in July 2012 and will end on 30 June 2015.

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AUGUST 10, 2012

Researchers at Daimler AG and a colleague at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University have developed a new cost forecast model for hydrogen fuel cell stacks and Li-ion batteries using a two-factor experience curve approach. The endogenous cost degression in the model is driven by output and patent publications. —Mayer et al.

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JULY 5, 2012

Researchers from the South China University of Technology are proposing the use of NiTi shape memory alloys as a simple approach to solving the long-standing problem of capacity fade with tin (Sn)—and other high-capacity metallic—anodes for Li-ion batteries. earlier post ), leading to structural stresses and capacity fading.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

A new USC-developed process produces porous silicon nanoparticles for high-performance Li-ion anodes. Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a new nanostructured silicon material for use as high performance lithium-ion battery anodes. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 19, 2012

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a scalable, chemical approach for synthesizing copper-coated hydrogenated amorphous silicon particles (Cu-coated a-Si:H) through a polyol reduction method for use as anode material in Li-ion batteries. Credit: ACS, Murugesan et al. Click to enlarge. Harris, Brian A.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

In 2012, Prayon obtained a worldwide sublicense under a portfolio of key patents for the manufacture, sale and use of LMP, including LFP. Ltd and Peking University, Pulead Technology Industry is one of China’s leading Li-ion battery cathode producers.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Keio University spin-out ELIIY Power Co., has begun operations at its new Li-ion battery manufacturing plant in Kawasaki. Built at a cost of roughly 5 billion yen, the plant can make lithium ion battery cells with a charge capacity of 150 watt-hours at a rate of 200,000 cells a year. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 15, 2012

Besides the conventional inorganic materials [for Li-ion battery cathodes], organic cathode materials, including small molecules and polymers, have also been emphasized recently as a new generation of “green” lithium battery electrodes due to their sustainability and environmental benignancy. graphene nanocomposites.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The binder free approach of developing scalable, stable Si anodes, could have a huge impact in realizing high energy density lithium ion batteries. Ajayan, and Arava Leela Mohana Reddy (2012) Three-Dimensionally Engineered Porous Silicon Electrodes for Li Ion Batteries. —Gowda et al. Girishkumar, Joseph G.

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JUNE 19, 2014

A team led by Argonne National Laboratory and including Brookhaven and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories and the University of Utah, is developing a new high energy redox couple (250 Wh/kg) based on a high-capacity full gradient concentration cathode (FCG) (230 mAh/g) ( earlier post ) and a Si-Sn composite anode (900 mAh/g).

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

As part of the FY 2012 Phase I Release 3 SBIR/STTR Award program, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Michigan-based XG Sciences, a manufacturer of graphene nanoplatelets ( earlier post ), a contract to develop low-cost, high-energy Si/graphene anodes for Li-ion batteries for use in extended range electric vehicle applications.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

A major barrier to the use of high energy capacity silicon in a lithium-ion battery is the volumetric expansion of silicon under lithiation and delithiation, which results in electrode degradation and capacity fade. Silicon (shown in grey) is capable of holding 10 times as many lithium ions (shown in pink) as currently-used anodes.

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MAY 14, 2012

Although silicon has a large charge storage capacity, making it an attractive anode material for advanced Li-ion batteries, the pulverization it experiences during cycling and an unstable solid–electrolyte interphase has limited the cycle life of silicon anodes to the order of hundreds of cycles. 2012.35.

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APRIL 17, 2012

nanostructures as Li-ion anode materials with excellent capacity retention with greater than 800 mAh/g. Their progress is outlined in the First Quarter FY 2012 Report for the BATT program. The porous structure of Si helps to accommodate the large volume variations that occur during Li-insertion/extraction processes.

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JANUARY 3, 2013

Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have combined carbon coating and a carbon nanotube (CNT) framework to improve the cycling stability of Si (silicon) anodes for Li-ion batteries. lithium atoms to form Li 22 Si 5 alloy, accompanied by a volume expansion of about 400%. Credit: ACS, Xue et al.

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MARCH 26, 2012

A team led by researchers from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology has shown that a thin Al 2 O 3 coating layered on a LiCoO 2 by atomic layer deposition (ALD) can effectively eliminate capacity fading during repeated charging and discharging. lithium-ions are extracted, Co 4+ will dissolve into the. V vs. Li/Li +.

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JUNE 28, 2012

Researchers at Stanford University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, led by Stanford professor Yi Cui, have designed and fabricated a novel yolk-shell structure for silicon anodes for lithium-ion batteries. First, alloy anodes undergo significant volume expansion and contraction during Li insertion/extraction.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Researchers at Cambridge University, Stony Brook University, and New York University have developed a non-invasive methodology, based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to visualize and to characterize the changes that occur on battery electrodes and in the electrolytes of Li-ion batteries. Resources.

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JUNE 14, 2011

has signed a contract to supply Chrysler with Lithium Ion SuperPolymer battery systems for 25 Town and Country minivans that will be part of a demonstration fleet of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) that Chrysler Group LLC has developed in partnership with the United States Department of Energy. Click to enlarge. Electrovaya Inc.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

A team at Penn State University has synthesized a micro-sized silicon-carbon (Si-C) composite consisting of interconnected Si and carbon nanoscale building blocks as anode materials for Li-ion batteries (LIBs). Cycling performance of the Si-C composite and porous Si at 400 mA/g. Source: Yi et al. Click to enlarge. A/g and 12.8

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NOVEMBER 23, 2012

A team from the Tokyo University of Science and Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) reports that the use of a crop-derived polysaccharide as a binder in silicon-graphite electrodes “drastically” improves electrode performance compared to the conventional binder PVdF. Click to enlarge. Yabuuchi, N., and Komaba, S.

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MAY 19, 2017

Rice University scientists have used a seamless graphene-carbon nanotube (GCNT) electrode to store lithium metal reversibly and with complete suppression of dendrite formation. The areal capacities of the GCNT-Li are from 0.4 to 4 mAh cm -2 , represented by GCNT-Li-0.4 to GCNT-Li-4. Credit: ACS, Raji et al.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Conventional Li-ion cell (left) compared to Seeo cell (right). The California Energy Commission has awarded $1,585,490 to spur research on projects including a solid-state Li-ion battery system for grid-scale energy storage. Click to enlarge. Commissioners approved $600,000 to Seeo Inc. This approach allows independent.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Researchers at Changzhou University in China are developing a “binary-ion” battery system—a battery that uses cooperative behavior between Zn 2+ and Li + ions to conduct charge in a Zn/LiFePO 4 battery. When Li + dissolves into the electrolyte, Zn 2+ would deposit, and vice versa. V at room temperature.

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JUNE 15, 2012

A team from Hanyang University (Korea) and University of Rome Sapienza (Italy) have demonstrated a lithium–air battery capable of operating over many cycles with capacity and rate values as high as 5,000 mAh g carbon ?1 1 and 3 A g carbon ?1 1 , respectively.

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MARCH 7, 2010

is developing a phosphorous sulfide solid electrolyte (Li 2 S-P 2 S 5 ) for solid-state lithium-ion batteries. The company expects to commercialize solid-state lithium-ion cells using the new electrolyte around 2012. MRS 2010 Spring Meeting. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 2, 2012

Researchers at the South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, have developed a method for a two-step carbon coating method of lithium vanadium phosphate Li 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 to produce a high-rate cathode for Li-ion batteries. Even in the voltage window of 2.5–4.8 V, the cathode retains outstanding rate ability (170.4

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AUGUST 24, 2012

Researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring the development of novel lithium-free “oxygen rocking” rechargeable aqueous batteries for large-scale energy storage. Operating principle of oxygen rocking batteries using CLFO. Hibino et al. Click to enlarge. Compound Ca 0.5 —Hibino et al.

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AUGUST 11, 2014

Dr. Martin Winter and his colleagues at the University of Mnster report promising results for the use of graphite as both the anode and cathode material in a so-called dual-graphite or dual-carbon cell ( earlier post ) based on anion intercalation. Electrochem. volume 159, issue 11, A1755-A1765 doi: 10.1149/2.011211jes.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Voltage profiles (A) and initial cycling behavior (B) of the Li x Si-O 2 -C cell. Although the resulting battery has lower voltage and capacity than a conventional Li-air battery, it offers enhanced safety and an energy density higher than Li-ion batteries. Cycling current: 200 mA g ?1 Credit: ACS, Hassoun et al.

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MAY 14, 2013

The Li / Support is the electrode made possible with the convection battery technology. Researchers at the University of Missouri led by Prof. Galen Suppes say that they have further developed and validated the “convection battery” or “convection cell” technology originally announced in 2011 and 2012 ( earlier post ).

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

Discharge capacity (left axis) and Coulombic efficiency (right axis) of the Li 2 S-C cathode as a function of cycle number. Researchers at Cornell University are proposing a new scheme for cathodes for lithium-sulfide batteries ( earlier post ) to prevent lithium polysulfide dissolution and shuttling during electrochemical cycling.

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