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JUNE 6, 2013

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have designed and tested an all-solid lithium-sulfur battery with approximately four times the energy density of conventional lithium-ion technologies. C, which is 8 orders of magnitude higher than that of Li 2 S (lithium sulfide). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 1, 2014

USC Viterbi School of Engineering professor Chongwu Zhou and his research team have developed a silicon nanoparticle anode and a sulfur-based cathode with low fabrication cost and high electrode performance for rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries. sulfur (Li?S) Other advantages of Li?S S) battery cathodes.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

With a new design, lithium-sulfur batteries could reach their full potential. Most of these devices use well-known batteries”>lithium-ion battery technology. One such material is sulfur. Sulfur is extremely abundant and cost effective and can hold more energy than traditional ion-based batteries.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Lithium sulfur batteries are of great interest due to their high specific energy and relatively low cost (e.g., However, Li-S batteries exhibit significant capacity decay over cycling. Commercial applications of lithium sulfur batteries have not been very successful despite several decades of research.

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APRIL 28, 2015

Supported by an ARPA-E grant, LiRAP has proven to be a safe alternative compared to the liquid electrolytes used in most of today’s lithium ion batteries. The LiRAP solid electrolytes conduct Li + ions well at high voltage and high current, providing much enhanced energy density and power capacity as well as safety.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

One of the major issues hobbling the commercialization of high energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries is the “polysulfide shuttle”—the shuttling of polysulfide ions between the cathode and anode. Top: Schematic of the electrochemical processes in a generic lithium-sulfur battery. —Sri Narayan.

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APRIL 13, 2015

A team of researchers in South Korea and Italy has demonstrated a highly reliable lithium–sulfur battery showing cycle performance comparable to that of commercially available lithium-ion batteries while offering more than double the energy density. Another major concern regarding the lithium?sulfur

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AUGUST 8, 2017

The Nikkei reports that by 2020, Japan’s GS Yuasa will begin mass producing lithium-ion batteries that double the driving range of small electric vehicles. Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture with trading house Mitsubishi Corp. GS Yuasa is the world’s fourth-largest supplier of automotive lithium-ion batteries.

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MARCH 12, 2010

Sketch of the Sn/C/CGPE/ Li 2 S/C polymer battery. The battery is formed by a Sn/C composite anode, a PEO-based gel polymer electrolyte, and a Li 2 S/C cathode. Lithium-sulfur cells are based on the electrochemical reaction: 16Li + S 8 8Li 2 S. PEO=poly(ethylene oxide). Credit: Hassoun and Scrosati. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

A lithium-sulfur cell. Sion Power Corporation has received a three-year, $800,000 research grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support Sion’s ongoing work to develop a new class of electrolytes used in lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries for electric vehicle (EV) applications. Lithium-sulfur batteries.

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

Researchers at Changchun University of Science and Technology in China have developed a nanobox strategy to improve the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries. Li–S batteries theoretically offer a specific energy density of 2600 Wh kg ?1 The system typically uses a lithium-metal anode and sulfur cathode.

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MARCH 28, 2018

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have used two-dimensional (2D) MoS 2 (molybdenum disulfide) as a protective layer for Li-metal anodes, greatly improving the performances of Li–S batteries. The deposition and dissolution process of a symmetric MoS 2 -coated Li-metal cell operates at a current density of 10?

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MARCH 2, 2018

million) in Li-Sulfur battery company OXIS Energy. Established in 2005, OXIS Energy has developed, and continues to advance, an innovative Lithium Sulfur (Li-S) battery chemistry. This is a huge step forward for OXIS Energy in the development and the commercialisation of its Li-S battery systems technology.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

million contract to NOHMs (Nano Organic Hybrid Materials) Technologies in Rochester, New York, for the development of electrolytes for automotive lithium-ion battery applications. volt lithium-ion batteries, consistent with USABC goals. LCO, NCA, LMNO, NMC and others).

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JUNE 8, 2016

Li-sulfur battery developer OXIS Energy UK ( earlier post ) and Lithium Balance of Denmark are partnering to build a prototype Lithium-sulfur battery system primarily for the e-scooter market in China. This project represents a technology breakthrough for Lithium Balance.

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DECEMBER 27, 2011

Lithium-sulfur battery company Sion Power recently reported to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it raised $50 million in equity sold to undisclosed investors. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Lithium-Sulfur batteries (LSBs) use a lithium metal anode and a soluble polysulfide cathode.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

This expanded portfolio has the dual aims of improving current generation lithium ion batteries as well as longer horizon materials discovery and optimisation projects to support the commercialisation of next-generation batteries. Next generation lithium ion cathode materials.

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MARCH 26, 2021

MIT researchers and colleagues at two national laboratories have developed a sulfonamide-based electrolyte that enables stable cycling of a commercial LiNi 0.8 V in lithium-metal batteries (LMBs). So it’s not limited by resources, it’s just the process —Ju Li. O 2 cathode with a cut-off voltage up to 4.7?V Huang, M.,

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MAY 15, 2009

Configuration of a Li-S cell. Sion Power Corporation and BASF SE have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to accelerate the commercialization of Sion Power’s proprietary lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery technology for the electric vehicle (EV) market and other high-energy applications. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 1, 2010

Sion Power Corporation has received a three-year research grant worth up to $5 million from the United States Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) ( earlier post ) for the development of practical, economical and safe lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries for powering electric vehicles.

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JUNE 5, 2009

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and BASF have signed a world-wide licensing agreement to mass produce and market Argonne’s patented composite cathode materials to manufacturers of advanced lithium-ion batteries. BASF currently offers a high-energy Lithium Nickel Cobalt Oxide ( LNCO ) cathode material.

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MARCH 30, 2018

Researchers at Rensselaer have developed a new technique using heat to enable self-healing lithium-metal anodes to eliminate dangerous dendrite buildup, paving the way for higher energy density battery technologies. This surface diffusion heals the dendrites and smoothens the Li metal surface. —Li et al. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 25, 2016

Researchers from University of Western Ontario, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), and Canadian Light Sources (CLS) have developed a safe and durable high-temperature Li-sulfur battery using universal conventional carbon–sulfur (C-S) electrodes with a molecular layer deposited (MLD) alucone (aluminum oxide polymeric film) coating.

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MAY 18, 2009

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed electrode materials for Lithium-Sulfur batteries using a conductive mesoporous carbon framework that have demonstrated reversible capacities of up to 1,320 mAh g -1. At the negative electrode, lithium is dissolved into solution on discharge and plated out on charge.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The new battery combines a Li 2 S/mesoporous carbon composite cathode and a silicon nanowire anode. Yi Cui at Stanford University have demonstrated a new proof-of-concept lithium metal-free battery with high specific energy consisting of a lithium sulfide (Li 2 S)/mesoporous carbon composite cathode and a silicon (Si) nanowire anode.

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MAY 28, 2015

Small businesses that win awards in these programs keep the rights to any technology developed and are encouraged to commercialize the technology. While the original charter of the program focused on technological innovation, the current programs have evolved to have a greater focus on commercialization. Organization. Description.

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AUGUST 28, 2015

Seeo’s technology will require quite a bit more investment and time before it is ready for a commercial debut. Such ambitions are well-matched to taking a risk on next-generation batteries beyond lithium-ion (Li-ion), such as Seeo’s. Earlier post.). —Lux Research. Expectations should be managed, however.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

A team from the University of Picardie Jules Verne (France) and Alistore ERI (European Research Institute) has demonstrated new approaches to lithium-sulfur (Li-S) rechargeable batteries ( earlier post ) with improved capacity retention. Such approaches resulted in greater performance than confinement approaches, they found.

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APRIL 11, 2015

A team at Beihang University in China has synthesized cathode materials for Li-sulfur batteries consisting of vertically aligned sulfur–graphene (S-G) nanowalls on electrically conductive substrates. This is the best demonstrated rate performance for sulfur–graphene cathodes to date, according to the team.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

Yi Cui recently reported in a paper in the journal ACS Nano the development of a three-dimensional (3D) electrode structure for Li-sulfur batteries that simultaneously achieves both sulfur physical encapsulation and polysulfides binding. Despite the various advantages, sulfur cathodes suffer from several inherent challenges.

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

A team at the University of Michigan (U-M) has used operando video microscopy to develop a comprehensive understanding of the voltage variations observed during Li metal cycling, which is directly correlated to dendrite growth. However, the Li-metal electrodes in these next-generation batteries are especially prone to forming dendrites.

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MAY 11, 2009

Saft has signed an agreement with ESMA , a Russian company, to cooperate in the development, production and commercialization of supercapacitors based on ESMA’s technology. The agreement enables Saft to add the new supercapacitor technology to its portfolio of leading edge battery technologies.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Light-weighting materials : Five projects awarded to accelerate commercial availability of lighter weight vehicles using advanced materials that dramatically reduce vehicle weight while maintaining the highest safety standards. Light-weighting materials. The Pennsylvania State University. Amprius, Inc. 3M Company. Johnson Controls, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

A team from General Motors Global Research & Development Center in Michigan has developed a new double-layered core–shell structure of polymer-coated carbon–sulfur to confine better the sulfur/polysulfides in the electrode of lithium–sulfur (Li/S) batteries and to improve the batteries’ cycling stability and Columbic efficiency.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

A team led by Professor Cheong Ying Chan at Hong Kong University Of Science And Technology (HKUST) Energy Institute, has proposed a novel cathode design concept for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery that substantially improves the performance of this kind of promising next-generation battery. Credit: HKUST. —Prof. Nanotechnol.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

The cell of a flow battery uses two chemical solutions containing ions, one acting as the anolyte (adjacent to the anode), the other as the catholyte (near the cathode). Typical redox flow batteries use ions based on iron chromium or vanadium chemistries; the latter takes advantage of vanadium’s four distinct ionic states.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Cycle performance of Li cells with (a, b) Se?, (c, New composite materials based on selenium (Se) sulfides used as the cathode in a rechargeable lithium-ion battery could increase Li-ion density five times, according to research carried out at the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory.

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