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MIT electrolyte enables ultra-high voltage Ni-rich cathodes in Li-metal batteries

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The electrolyte not only suppresses side reactions, stress-corrosion cracking, transition-metal dissolution and impedance growth on the cathode side, but also enables highly reversible Li metal stripping and plating on the lithium-metal anode (LMA), leading to a compact morphology and low pulverization. —Jeremiah Johnson.

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Researchers show that layered calcium transition metal oxides can be promising cathode materials for Ca-ion batteries

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Out of several candidates that could replace Li in rechargeable batteries, calcium (Ca) stands out as a promising metal. Not only is Ca 10,000 times more abundant than Li, but it can also yield—in theory—similar battery performance.

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University of Sydney team advances rechargeable zinc-air batteries with bimetallic oxide–graphene hybrid electrocatalyst

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University of Sydney team advances rechargeable zinc-air batteries with bimetallic oxide–graphene hybrid electrocatalyst. This is due to the lack of electrocatalysts that successfully reduce and generate oxygen during the discharging and charging of a battery. Other two amorphous bimetallic, Ni 0.4 O x and Ni 0.33

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New aqueous rechargeable lithium battery shows good safety, high reliability, high energy density and low cost; another post Li-ion alternative

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Schematic illustration of the aqueous rechargeable lithium battery (ARLB) using the coated lithium metal as anode, LiMn 2 O 4 as cathode and 0.5 mol l -1 Li 2 SO 4 aqueous solution as electrolyte. mol l -1 Li 2 SO 4 aqueous solution as electrolyte, an ARLB is built up. Wang et al. Click to enlarge. —Wang et al.

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AIST researchers synthesize new class of high-voltage, high-capacity cathode materials for Li-ion batteries

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Researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have developed a new class of contenders for high-voltage and high-capacity Li-ion cathode materials with the composition Na x Li 0.7-x x Ni 1-y Mn y O 2 (0.03. One of the compositions—Na 0.093 Li 0.57 However, O3-Li 0.7

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Researchers discover how nickel may inhibit charge/discharge rate in Li-ion batteries

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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. For example, a layered composite based on lithium nickel manganese oxide Li 1.2

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New Mn-rich high-capacity mixed oxide cathode material for Li-ion batteries

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Researchers in South Korea report the synthesis of high capacity Mn-rich mixed oxide cathode materials for Li-ion batteries. Novel cathode active materials, Li[Li x (Ni 0.3 The newly Mn-rich cathode active materials were then adopted as cathodes to show the benefits for Li-ion rechargeable batteries.

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