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JUNE 1, 2015
Stanford University scientists have created a new ultrahigh surface area three-dimensional porous graphitic carbon material that significantly boosts the performance of energy-storage technologies. The maximum surface area achieved with conventional activated carbon is about 3,000 m 2 g –1.
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JULY 24, 2017
In a paper in the Journal ChemSusChem they report that using a novel gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) enables stable performance close to the theoretical capacity (1675 mAh g -1 ) of a low cost sulfur-carbon composite with high active material loading, i.e. 70% S. Agostini et al. Click to enlarge.
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MAY 15, 2015
Although lithium-ion batteries are currently the predominant battery technology in electric and hybrid vehicles, as well as other energy storage applications, sodium-ion could offer significant cost, safety and sustainability benefits. Oxford University was also a partner. Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e.,
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
Recently, there has been much interest in the development of electronic and energy storage devices using paper and textile components. Comparison of areal discharge capacities for planar, 1-fold, 2-fold, and 3-fold batteries. —Cheng et al. the areal capacity compared to a planar battery. Credit: ACS, Cheng et al.
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JUNE 28, 2012
Various materials, including carbon materials, transition-metal oxides, conducting polymers, and hybrid composites have been widely studied as electrodes for these devices, the team notes. Ragone plots (energy density vs power density): (1) MnO 2 /Mn/MnO 2 SNTAs and (2) MnO 2 NTAs. discharging rate, and excellent cycle stability.
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DECEMBER 31, 2012
Their approach, described in a paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , creates composites based on lithium sulfide uniformly dispersed in a carbon host, which serve to sequester polysulfides. Earlier post.) —Guo et al. polyacrylonitrile), to control the distribution of lithium sulfide in the host material.
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
The Precourt Institute for Energy, the umbrella organization for energy research and education at Stanford, will fund the following four studies: Nanostructured Polymers for High-Performance Batteries. Hybrid Materials for Reversible Capture of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide. PI: Hemamala Karunadasa, chemistry.
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