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JULY 8, 2013

The working concept of I3 – /I – redox reaction in the aqueous Li-I 2 battery. A team from Japan’s RIKEN, led by Hye Ryung Byon, has developed a lithium-iodine (Li-I 2 ) battery system with a significantly higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion batteries. Zhao et al. Click to enlarge. Zhao et al.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, despite their high theoretical specific energy, face practical challenges including polysulfide shuttling and low cell-level energy density. anions (not Li + ), and hence enhance electron transfer to the active S x 2? Quan Pang, Chun Yuen Kwok, Dipan Kundu, Xiao Liang, Linda F.

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JULY 26, 2021

Lithium-ion batteries have a profound role in triggering the EV revolution going on now. The ingenious idea to incorporate Li-ion batteries transformed electric vehicles from boring and lame to thrilling and exhilarating. Another concern is that ‘what to do with the Li-ion batteries once their lifetime is over?’

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JUNE 6, 2010

GMP40 (60:40 weight ratio of mixed mesophase pitch carbon and phenolic resin) produced the best results. However, carbon remains the predominant commercial anode material solution at this point. Some studies have demonstrated that carbon coating of graphite improves the anode performance in LIBs. Credit: ACS, Lin et al.

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MARCH 29, 2015

Researchers at Dalhousie University (Canada) led by Dr. Jeff Dahn now report that Li[Ni 1/3 Mn 1/3 Co 1/3 ]O 2 (NMC111)/graphite and Li[Ni 0.42 We encourage Li-ion battery manufacturers and researchers studying NMC-based Li-ion cells to try “PES211” in their experiments. —Ma et al.

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MARCH 28, 2022

Lithium-sulfur batteries are prospects for future batteries as they are made from cheaper and more environmentally friendly materials than lithium-ion batteries. However, the discharge mechanisms are complicated due to various reactions in multiple phases and the tortuosity of the highly porous carbon matrix. —Chien et al.

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

Historical prices and future cost predictions for lithium-ion batteries. They noted that due to current sales trends, three lithium-ion chemistries account for nearly all of the storage capacity, and half of the cells are cylindrical. Electric vehicle sales and pack sizes also impact the most commonly used lithium-ion chemistries.

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JULY 6, 2018

A team at Toshiba’s Corporate Research & Development Center in Kawasaki, Japan, has developed a high-density TiNb 2 O 7 (HD-TNO) composite electrode consisting of micro-size spherical TNO secondary particles coated with carbon. The team fabricated large-size lithium-ion batteries using the HD-TNO anode and a LiNi 0.6 2018.06.059.

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MAY 2, 2015

LiPON (Li 3.3 In contrast, bulk-type ASLBs in which composite electrodes comprise a mixture of electrode materials, SE particles, and conductive carbon are considered to be fabricated by a scalable process and are especially promising for outperforming the conventional LIBs. —Nam et al. Credit: ACS, Nam et al. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Comparison of the discharge capacity and coulombic efficiency of MPSPs/PPAN anodes at various ratios versus cycle number. This performance combined with low cost processing yields a competitive anode material that will have an immediate and direct application in lithium ion batteries, according to the research team. Thakur et al.

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APRIL 27, 2014

Capacity and coulombic efficiency versus cycle index of Li-PGN cathodes at a rate of ~1C. O 2 and Li 3 V 1.98 Ce 0.02 (PO 4 ) 3 /C) measured at comparable current densities has been included for comparison. So why does this Li plating for PGN not result in the formation of dendrites? Mukherjee et al. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 28, 2011

For comparison, the cycling performance of pure graphene and Sn films under the same conditions are also shown. Cycling performance of graphene/Sn nanopillar nanostructure anodes at a constant current density of 0.05 Click to enlarge. Schematic illustration of the graphene/Sn-nanopillar nanostructure preparation procedures. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 24, 2014

c) The sketch of Li 2 O 2 grown on a coral-like carbon fiber. Electrolyte decomposition—a problem with Li-air batteries—was minimized due to the low overpotential, and the battery could run for more than 150 cycles with a good reversibility under considerably high specific capacities (up to 1,000 mAh g -1 ) per cycle.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

The aim of the project was to develop an alternative Li-ion cell chemistry that could be integrated within an HEV using a bespoke battery management system. QinetiQ has also been working on lithium-ion/iron sulphide cells for a number of years. Scattergood (2004) Lithium-ion/iron sulphide rechargeable batteries.

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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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JULY 17, 2012

Comparison of discharge capacity and coulombic efficiency vs. cycle number for the freestanding MPSF and MPSF with pyrolyzed PAN composite during galvanostatic charge/discharge tested between 0.07-1.5V lithium atoms per silicon atom, Li 22 Si 5. Credit: ACS, Thankur et al. Click to enlarge. Credit: ACS, Thankur et al. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 6, 2018

A team at Toshiba’s Corporate Research & Development Center in Kawasaki, Japan, has developed a high-density TiNb 2 O 7 (HD-TNO) composite electrode consisting of micro-size spherical TNO secondary particles coated with carbon. The team fabricated large-size lithium-ion batteries using the HD-TNO anode and a LiNi 0.6 2018.06.059.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

Comparison of the rate performance of CNT@TiO2, TiO 2 -free CNT, and CNT-free TiO 2 sample between voltage limits of 0.01-3 Researchers in China and Germany have coated carbon nanotubes (CNT) with a nanoporous layer of TiO 2 to create coaxial nanocables for use as electrode materials in Li-ion batteries (LIB).

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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. 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.

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MARCH 11, 2011

kWh lithium-ion battery system built with Hitachi third-generation power-optimized cells. The third-generation cylindrical cells feature a manganese-based cathode and amorphous carbon anode, and offer a high output power density of 3,000 W/kg together with small size and light weight. Calendar life comparison. Amorphous carbon.

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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. cm –3 ), and hierarchical pore architecture.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

With a theoretical specific capacity of 1,600 mAh g -1 , germanium (Ge) is a promising anode material for Li-ion batteries; by comparison the common graphite anode has a theoretical specific capacity of 372 mAh g -1. Germanium also has advantages for high-power Li-ion batteries because of its intrinsic kinetic superiority.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

Substantial progress in battery technology is essential if we are to succeed in an energy transition towards a more carbon-neutral society. The size of these batteries (in comparison to those used for portable electronics) places severe pressure on materials resources. —Grey and Tarascon. Elemental resources. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 24, 2017

Researchers in Sweden and Italy have devised a simple strategy to address the issues currently hampering commercialization of high-energy density Li-sulfure batteries, including. Among the most promising chemistries is the one based on the electrochemical reaction of lithium and sulfur, the Li-sulfur battery. —Agostini et al.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy. Pyrometallurgy, which traditionally doesn’t recover carbon or lithium, seems likely to be phased out.

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JUNE 14, 2013

Comparison of capacity retention and Coulombic efficiency of GNRs and the GNRs/SnO 2 composite at a rate of 100 mA/g. Another approach is to integrate the electrode material with a carbonaceous matrix such as amorphous carbon, mesoporous carbon, graphene, or carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Credit: ACS, Lin et al. Batteries'

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia have called for new tools that can more accurately measure an electrochemical cell’s Coulombic efficiency (CE) when evaluating cycle life of lithium-ion cells as well as other battery chemistries. Such CE measurements would have to be precise on the scale of at least ±0.01%.”

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MAY 15, 2015

E-bike powered by Faradion prototype Na-ion battery pack. British battery R&D company Faradion has demonstrated a proof-of-concept electric bike powered by sodium-ion batteries at the headquarters of Williams Advanced Engineering, which collaborated in the development of the bike. Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e.,

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MAY 22, 2017

To improve the conductivity of the electrode, the team coated a thin layer of carbon is coated on the Ti 4 O 7 surface without destroying its porous structure. As lithium ions migrate to the cathode during the discharge cycle, a reaction takes place there that forms lithium sulfide (Li 2 S) via various intermediate lithium polysulfides.

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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. Electrochemical properties of vertically aligned S-G nanowalls as Li-S battery cathode. (a) V versus Li/Li+ at a sweep rate of 0.5

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MARCH 25, 2016

The new aluminum-graphite dual-ion battery (AGDIB) offers significantly reduced weight, volume, and fabrication cost, as well as higher energy density, in comparison with conventional LIBs. The AGDIB mechanism follows a dual ion intercalation/alloying process. 2016) “A Novel Aluminum–Graphite Dual-Ion Battery.”

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Electrochemical performance of the modified hollow carbon nanofiber cathode. (a) b) Comparison of cycling performance at C/2 with and without the PVP modification. However, Li-S batteries exhibit significant capacity decay over cycling. a) Specific capacities of the PVP modified sulfur cathode at C/5, C/2 and 1C cycling rates.

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JUNE 28, 2012

Nanotube array architecture, triple-layered structure, and high conductivity in electrodes provide ion and electron “superhighways”. Credit: ACS, Li et al. Comparison of cycling performance of (1) and (2) for 3000 cycles at 1.5 Comparison of cycling performance of (1) and (2) for 3000 cycles at 1.5 —Li et al.

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JULY 11, 2013

Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. The publication gives the opportunity for an “apples-to-apples” comparison between the environmental impacts of the two types of powertrains: same manufacturer, same model, same boundary conditions. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 11, 2016

Inspired by the structure of ant nests, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have devised a novel Li–S electrode featuring increased sulfur loading and sulfur/inactive-materials ratio to improve life and capacity. They also achieved Li–S electrodes with up to a 85% sulfur ratio. (a) —Ai et al.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

In comparison, zinc-bromide flow batteries generate about 70 Wh l -1 , vanadium flow batteries can create between 15 and 25 Wh l -1 , and standard lithium iron phosphate batteries could put out about 233 Wh l -1. ZnI 2 on a glassy carbon electrode at the scan rate of 50?mV?s Source: Li et al. Source: Li et al.

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MARCH 15, 2010

Comparison of gravimetric and volumetric energy densities for four different types of 2016 coin cells. The Li/CF x battery affords a significant improvement over both primary lithium and alkaline batteries. Source: Contour. Click to enlarge. The company was formerly known as CFX Battery. 3 V system. CF x stable and inert up to 400 °C.

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