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Report: Sumitomo and Kyoto University developing lower temperature molten-salt battery; about 10% the cost of Li-ion

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in partnership with Kyoto University, has developed a lower temperature molten-salt rechargeable battery that promises to cost only about 10% as much as lithium ion batteries. Molten-salt batteries use highly conductive molten salts as an electrolyte, and can offer high energy and power densities.

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Silicon nanoparticles show high capacity and cycling stability as Li-ion anode

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As an anode for rechargeable Li-ion batteries, the as-prepared Si delivers the reversible capacity of 3083 mAh?g To prepare the nanoparticles, the team reduced SiCl 4 with metallic magnesium in a molten salt of AlCl 3 at 200 ?C AlCl 3 not only acts as molten salt, but also participates in the reaction. and Qian, Y.

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