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UC Irvine team creates long-lasting, cobalt-free, low-nickel lithium-ion batteries

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Specific capacity and specific energy comparison of HE-N50, NMC-532 and NMC-811. —Huolin Xin To solve that problem, Xin’s team spent three years devising a process called complex concentrated doping that enabled the scientists to alter the key chemical formula in lithium-ion batteries. The LiNi 0.5 mA cm −2 ). Nat Energy.

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Novel molecular orbital interaction stabilizes cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

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An international team led by scientists from the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials at the University of Wollongong in Australia has verified that the introduction of novel molecular orbital interactions can improve the structural stability of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. D’Angelo, B. Johannessen, L.

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Liacon introduces new 12V Group 31 LFP battery with a 4000+ cycle life

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In comparison our lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries have ten times the life, cycling over 4,000 times. Unlike traditional lithium-ion batteries with oxide based chemistries, Liacon’s does not contain expensive and rare heavy metals, such as cobalt and nickel, nor does it contain lead, which is toxic to the environment.

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Solid state Batteries v/s Li-ion Batteries: A Comparison Based on Cost

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To better understand the severity of the cost component, let us look at the cost comparison between Solid state and Li-Ion batteries. In a broad sense, the use of lithium-ion batteries that started the EV revolution has been the industry standard in the EV sector. However, lithium-ion batteries can have certain downsides.

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Benchmark Minerals: Europe’s EV gigafactory capacity pipeline to grow 6-fold to 789.2 GWh to 2030

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Europe has become the fastest growing region for new electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion battery capacity outside of China, according to Benchmark Minerals. By end-2022, Europe is set to have 7 active lithium-ion battery producers of which the top five by capacity (and gigafactory location) are: LG Chem (Poland): 32 GWh.

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Cabot launches first graphene-based additive to improve energy density of lithium-ion batteries

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launched LITX G700, the company’s first graphene-based additive for high energy density lithium-ion battery applications. Utilizing graphene material developed on the basis of a new technology platform, this new additive helps lithium-ion battery manufacturers improve cell performance. Cabot Corp. Earlier post.)

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Sandia testing method yields pathway to better, longer-lasting solid-state batteries

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The contributions from ions, electrons, and interfaces are deconvolved by correlating the CPD profiles with Li-concentration profiles and by comparisons with first-principles-informed modeling. In our case, it really has to do a lot with how fast lithium ions can move in the Si anode used in the study.

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