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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 Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a safe, extended cycling lithium-metal electrode for rechargeable Li-ion batteries by entrapping lithium metal within a porous graphene network (Li-PGN).

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Australia-based Li-S Energy has entered into an agreement with Janus Electric to develop and to test lithium sulfur and/or lithium-metal battery cells to suit the requirements of the Janus Electric exchangeable prime mover battery packs. MWh) by the end of 2023, with additional demand growth expected in future years.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Rice University scientists led by chemist James Tour have used an ultrafast flash recycling method to regenerate the graphite anode from spent Li-ion batteries and recover valuable battery metal resources. The particles are recovered from lithium-ion batteries and treated through Rice’s flash Joule heating process.

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JULY 7, 2016

Silatronix, a developer of unique organosilicon (OS) electrolytes for use in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) ( earlier post ), has raised US$8 million in new equity capital, and secured partnerships for distribution and joint technological development. Current Li-ion electrolytes are unstable above 60 °C and at charge voltages above 4.3

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Li-ion cathode materials that deliver high power and capacity and that also do not contain heavy metals are highly desired from a viewpoint of sustainability, the team notes in their paper. discharge properties as a cathode material in a Li-ion battery. Credit: ACS, Nokami et al. Click to enlarge. —Nokami et al.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

New research conducted by the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) has identified a specific building block that improves the anode in lithium-ion batteries. Traditionally, graphite is used for the anode of a lithium-ion battery, but this carbon material has major limitations.

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AUGUST 18, 2014

Ragone plot, comparing Li-CNT-F batteries with other batteries in terms of weight of cathode materials. The highest energy density for Li-CNT-F batteries, 4,113 Wh kg carbon ?1 Their system is based on a lithium-carbon battery configuration, but with a different approach. 1 and a specific energy of 4113 Wh kg carbon ?1

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MAY 14, 2013

The Li / Support is the electrode made possible with the convection battery technology. Researchers at the University of Missouri led by Prof. The technology allows lithium-metal batteries to be recharged without the dendrite failure (short circuit) that has prevented rechargeable lithium-metal batteries from being commercially viable.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

is introducing new graphene composite anode materials for Li-ion batteries. Targray says that the Vor-Charge Graphene Composite Anode Material outperforms carbon nanotube and carbon black composites, and enables increased cycle life and faster recharge rates. There is no lithium metal plating during fast recharge.

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JULY 2, 2011

Researchers at Stanford University led by Drs. In a paper published in the ACS journal Nano Letters , they suggest that this material represents a promising cathode material for rechargeable Li-ion batteries with high energy density. Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Nevertheless, Wang et al.

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MAY 18, 2009

Oxygen drawn from the air reacts within the porous carbon to release the electrical charge in this lithium-air battery. Researchers in the UK are developing a rechargeable lithium-air battery that could deliver a ten-fold increase in energy capacity compared to that of currently available lithium-ion cells. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

A team from the University of Rome Sapienza has developed a rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery based on the combination of a high capacity sulfur-carbon cathode, nanostructured Li x Sn-C anode and polysulfide-added PEO-based gel membrane. Moreover, the addition of a dissolved polysulfide (i.e.

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JANUARY 14, 2019

Researchers from Tsinghua University and China University of Geosciences have used an ultrathin indium sheet to construct a stabilized lithium-rich hybrid anode with fast interfacial ion transport. In the study, the team used 1M LiPF 6 in ethylene carbonate-dimethyl carbonate (EC/DMC) solvent for the liquid electrolyte.

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MAY 31, 2016

kWh SCiB ( earlier post ) pack, Toshiba’s advanced lithium-ion rechargeable battery, and will make regular trips between All Nippon Airways Co. Development of this system has been supported by the Ministry of the Environment under its Low Carbon Technology Research and Development Program since 2014. The 11-kilometer (6.8-mile)

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MARCH 23, 2015

Purdue researchers have developed a process to manufacture carbon-nanoparticle and microsheet anodes for Li-ion batteries from polystyrene and starch-based packing peanuts, respectively. These carbonaceous electrodes could also be used for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries.

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APRIL 15, 2012

graphene nanocomposites as high-rate cathode materials for rechargeable lithium batteries. graphene composite), 30 wt % conductive carbon, and 10 wt % polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder. ion conduction due to increased surface area in the polymer? Credit: ACS, Song et al. Click to enlarge. They characterized their polymer?graphene

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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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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, including Prof. As reported in their paper in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , the cells use a solid glass electrolyte having a Li + or Na + conductivity σ i > 10 -2 S cm -1 at 25°C with a motional enthalpy ΔH m ≈ 0.06 The sealed cell was then aged. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Researchers at University of Limerick and University College Cork (Ireland) have developed high-performance and high-capacity lithium-ion battery anodes from high-density tin-seeded germanium nanowire arrays grown directly from the current collector. The illustration shows the formation of the porous network over time.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture for high-volume production of superior quality Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP); LFP is a cost-effective, safe and eco-friendly cathode material for use in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. LG Chem supplies the Li-ion cells for the Chevy Volt, for example.).

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Olivine-typed LiFePO 4 is considered to be an attractive cathode material for lithium-ion bateries (LIBs) applied in the new generation of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). Image depicts the LiFePO 4 particles anchored to the crimped unfolded graphene. Source: Jinli Yang. Click to enlarge. 1 in the 1st cycle.

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) battery scientist Nitash Balsara and co-inventor Joseph DeSimone of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, have launched Blue Current , a startup company backed by investment firm Faster LLC, to commercialize their non-flammable electrolytes for Li-ion batteries.

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

The thin graphene sheet, wrapped around the sulfur/zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 derived carbon (S/C ZIF8-D ) composite, has excellent electrical conductivity and mechanical flexibility. 1 (by cell weight), compared to current Li-ion batteries at 130–220 Wh kg ?1. Chen et al. Click to enlarge. 1 and 500 Wh l ?1

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Sample UDRI solid-state, rechargeable lithium-air batteries, and Dr. Binod Kumar. Engineers at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) have developed a solid-state, rechargeable lithium-air battery. The cell exhibited excellent thermal stability and rechargeability in the 30–105 °C temperature range.

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AUGUST 5, 2015

A team of researchers at MIT and Tsinghua University has developed a high-rate, high-capacity and long-lived anode for Li-ion batteries comprising a yolk-shell nanocomposite of aluminum core (30 nm in diameter) and TiO 2 shell (~3 nm in thickness), with a tunable interspace (Al@TiO 2 , or ATO). —Li et al.

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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. The cathode consists of an activated carbon?sulfur —Lee et al. 1300 mAh g ?1

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A team from Nanyang Technological University (China) has developed a scalable self-assembly strategy to create bio-inspired honeycomb-like hierarchical structures composed of functionalized graphene sheets to work as anodes in lithium-ion batteries. Credit: ACS, Yin et al. Click to enlarge. Credit: ACS, Yin et al. Click to enlarge.

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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?mA?cm

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Carbon is seen as an attractive potential cathode material for aprotic (non-aqueous) Lithium-air batteries, which are themselves of great interest for applications such as in electric vehicles because of the cells’ high theoretical specific energy. A team at the University of St. For their study, they cycled carbon cathodes in Li?O

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Schematic of design and fabrication process of hollow carbon nanofibers/sulfur composite structure. 80%) during cycling; and the insulating nature of Li 2 S. Li 2 S 2 and Li 2 S can also precipitate on the positive electrode, changing the morphology and resulting in fast capacity fading. Credit: ACS, Zheng et al.

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APRIL 18, 2017

A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside has developed an approach to addressing the vexing problem of dendrite formation that hobbles the use of high energy density lithium-metal anodes in advanced recyclable batteries. The earliest non-rechargeable Li batteries using Li metal as anode appeared in the 1970s.

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MARCH 1, 2017

The cells use a solid glass electrolyte having a Li + or Na + conductivity >10 -2 S cm -1 at 25 ˚C with a motional enthalpy ≈ 0.06 lithium, sodium or potassium) on a copper–carbon cathode current collector at a voltage of more than 3.0 eV, which promises to offer acceptable operation at lower temperatures.

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DECEMBER 20, 2014

Interfacial oxygen between the silicon and carbon improves electrode performance. Researchers at the University of Maryland have improved the cycle life of silicon/carbon matrix-composite electrodes by 300%, even at mass loadings, solely by the chemical tailoring of the interface between the silicon and the carbon with atomic oxygen.

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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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APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. Earlier post.) Electrofuels. per gallon.

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JULY 28, 2014

Yi Cui and colleagues at Stanford University—including Dr. Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate and the former Secretary of Energy, now a professor in the Physics department at Stanford— report progress toward a stable lithium metal anode for use in high-energy-density batteries such as Li-sulfur or Li-air systems.

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Researchers at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland report in a paper in the journal Nature Materials that titanium carbide (TiC) may represent a viable, stable cathode for rechargeable lithium-air batteries. Li-air batteries are receiving intense interest because of their extremely high theoretical specific energy.

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