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AUGUST 7, 2018

A team from Tohoku University and Tokyo Tech have addressed one of the major disadvantages of all-solid-state batteries by developing batteries with a low resistance at their electrode/solid electrolyte interface. cm 2 in solid-state Li batteries with Li(Ni 0.5 Structure of the thin-film all-solid-state batteries.

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AUGUST 21, 2021

Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), founded by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in cooperation with the University of Ulm, have developed a new lithium-metal battery that offers extremely high energy density of 560 Wh/kg—based on the total weight of the active materials—with remarkably good stability.

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JUNE 16, 2023

In a discovery that could reduce or even eliminate the use of cobalt—which is often mined using child labor—in the batteries that power electric cars and other products, scientists at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have developed a long-lasting alternative made with nickel. The LiNi 0.5 mA cm −2 ). Nat Energy.

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JUNE 8, 2019

Researches at Hanyang University in Seoul, S. Korea, have developed a Li-metal battery (LMB) (specifically, a Li/NCM battery) designed with EV operating requirements in mind that they say outperforms LMBs reported in the literature to date. Li metal, with theoretical capacity of 3860 mAh g ?1

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JULY 18, 2022

A team from Central South University, Changsha, China and Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an, China, has proposed a mechanochemistry-based process to recover metals from waste cathode materials of LiCoO 2 (LCO) and LiFePO 4 (LFP) in spent Li-ion batteries (LIBs). of Li and 88.6% M H 2 SO 4.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Hongjie Dai and his research lab at Stanford University have developed a prototype that can generate hydrogen fuel from seawater. Water splitting with electricity—electrolysis—is a simple and old idea: a power source connects to two electrodes placed in water. Image credit: Courtesy of H. Dai, Yun Kuang, Michael Kenney).

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APRIL 7, 2009

SEM of Li[Ni 0.64 Mn 0.18 ]O 2 particle with concentration gradient of Ni, Co, and Mn contents. The results, say the researchers, suggest that the cathode material could enable production of batteries that meet the demanding performance and safety requirements of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. From Sun et al.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

(a) SEM image and (b) cross-sectional images of Li[Ni 0.67 A team from Hanyang University (Korea), Iwate University (Japan) and Argonne National Laboratory in the US synthesized a novel Li[Ni 0.67 The discharge capacity of the concentration-gradient Li[Ni 0.67 and Li[(Ni 0.8

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JANUARY 4, 2016

Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), with colleagues from the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Qatar University and major battery manufacturer LG Chem have developed a technique for the delicately controlled prelithiation of SiO x anodes for high-performance Li-ion batteries.

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MAY 28, 2018

Researchers at the University of Akron have developed hierarchical porous Mn 3 O 4 /C nanospheres as anode materials for Li-ion batteries. mA/g), excellent ratability (425 mAh/g at 4 A/g), and extremely long cycle life (no significant capacity fading after 3000 cycles at 4A/g) as an anode in a Li-ion battery. Li/Li + ).

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JANUARY 3, 2015

A team at Nankai University in China has devised high-performance Li-sulfur battery cathode materials consisting of sulfur nanodots (2 nm average) directly electrodeposited on flexible nickel foam; the cathode materials incorporate no carbon or binder. However, the electrochemical inertness of bulk sulfur in the cathode of Li?S

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MARCH 8, 2013

mol l -1 Li 2 SO 4 aqueous solution as electrolyte. Researchers from Fudan University in China and Technische Universität Chemnitz in Germany have developed an aqueous rechargeable lithium battery (ARLB) using coated Li metal as the anode. mol l -1 Li 2 SO 4 aqueous solution as electrolyte, an ARLB is built up.

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DECEMBER 31, 2014

Schematic illustration of a Li-O 2 cell employing a mesoporous catalytic polymer membrane. A modified Li-O 2 battery with a catalytic membrane showed a stable cyclability for 60 cycles with a capacity of 1000 mAh/g and a reduced degree of polarization (?0.3 Credit: ACS, RYu et al. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 18, 2015

Tesla Motor’s Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel signed a 5-year research agreement with Dalhousie University’s Jeff Dahn, Li-ion battery researcher with the Faculty of Science, and his group of students, postdoctoral researchers and technical staff. New Li-ion electrode materials. Theoretical/modeling projects.

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MAY 31, 2016

The traditional design paradigm for Li-ion battery cathodes has been to create compounds in which the amount of extractable Li + is well balanced with an oxidizable transition metal (TM) species (such as Mn, Fe, Co or Ni) to provide the charge-compensating electrons, all contained in an oxide or sulfide host. O 2 , Li 2 Ru 0.5

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APRIL 18, 2019

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have improved their recycling process that regenerates degraded cathodes from spent lithium-ion batteries. Co 0.2 ), a popular cathode containing nickel, manganese and cobalt, which is used in many of today’s electric vehicles. Pressure Relithiation of Degraded Li x Ni 0.5

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MAY 15, 2015

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. Oxford University was also a partner. Na 4 M 3 (PO 4 ) 2 P 2 O 7 , M = Fe, Co, Ni, Mn etc.; Earlier post.)

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On the order of 1 billion 40 kWh Li-based EV batteries could be built with the currently estimated reserve base of lithium, according to a recent study by researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley. 90% for Li-ion couples). 90% for Li-ion couples). Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Charge and discharge profile of first and second cycles of Li 2 MnSiO 4 samples measured at 45 °C at 0.02C rate. Researchers from Tohoku University, Japan, have developed novel ultrathin Li 2 MnSiO 4 nanosheets for use as a cathode material in lithium-ion batteries. The Li/Li 2 MSiO 4 cells were cycled between 1.5

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JANUARY 18, 2017

In a review paper in the journal Nature Materials , Jean-Marie Tarascon (Professor at College de France and Director of RS2E, French Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage) and Clare Gray (Professor at the University of Cambridge), call for integrating the sustainability of battery materials into the R&D efforts to improve rechargeable batteries.

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JUNE 19, 2014

The objective of the projects is to develop cells that provide more than 200 Wh/kg energy density, along with long cycle life and excellent abuse tolerance to enable 40-mile-range plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EVs). Penn State/University of Texas at Austin. The projects end in 2015. Argonne National Laboratory.

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MARCH 6, 2012

Other silicon anode projects supported by the DOE includes those being done by Amprius, Angstrom Materials and NC State University. As an example, the military’s BB-2590 Li-ion battery used in a range of portable systems calls for a cycle life of ≥224 and ≥ 3 years.). Elements in achieving the Envia 400 Wh/kg cell. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Khalil Amine, Senior Scientist and Manager of Argonne National Laboratory’s advanced Lithium Battery Program, provided an update on some of the activities at Argonne on advanced high-power systems for hybrid-electric (HEV) and high-energy systems for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). Ni 0.175 Co 0.10 Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 10, 2012

Researchers at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China have developed a new direct borohydride fuel cell (DBFC) that shows a peak power density of 663 mW·cm -2 at 65 °C (149 °F)—an increase in power density by a factor of 1.7 Xiaodong Yang, Yongning Liu, Sai Li, Xiaozhu Wei, Li Wang & Yuanzhen Chen (2012).

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MARCH 23, 2010

kWh/kg of Al—second only to the Li-air battery (13.0 With its low cost, low environmental impact and safety aspects, the Al-air system has potential to serve as a near-term power source for electric vehicles, according to a research team from The University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

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JULY 30, 2009

Both EnerDel and AESC, Nissan’s Li-ion JV, work with that chemistry. million USABC research project, 50% cost-shared with DOE, in partnership with ANL on developing a battery system that matches the safety of its lithium titanate anode (Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 ) with a safe, high voltage 4.8V EnerDel is currently wrapping up an 18-month, $2.5

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JUNE 27, 2023

Rechargeable batteries store electricity in their electrode materials, while redox flow batteries use chemicals stored in tanks attached to the electrodes. Researchers have now developed a battery system based on a hybrid cell, which not only stores and provides electricity but also produces valuable chemicals in a flow system.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

A team from Hanyang University (Korea) and the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a full concentration gradient (FCG) nickel-rich lithium transition-metal oxide material with a very high capacity (215?mAh?g 1 ) for use as a high-energy cathode in Li-ion batteries. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 20, 2016

Researchers from Hanyang University in Korea and the BMW Group have developed a new fully operational, practical Li-ion rechargeable battery combining high energy density with excellent cycle life. g cm -3 ; a two-sloped full concentration gradient (TSFCG) Li[Ni 0.85 O 2 , Li[Ni 0.85 O 2 (NCM) and Li[Ni 0.8

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MARCH 27, 2017

Researchers at George Washington University led by Dr. Stuart Licht ( earlier post ) have developed a new process that transforms CO 2 into a controlled selection of nanotubes (CNTs) via molten electrolysis; they call the process C2CNT (CO2 into carbon nanotubes). e) Bright nickel nucleation sites, as identified by EDS, initiate CNT growth.

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Computer Aided Engineering for Electric Drive Batteries. When the final funding opportunity announcement is released following this public comment period, DOE will accept applications from industry, national laboratories, and university-led teams to address these challenges and enable technologies that drive innovation in vehicle design.

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This research was conducted as part of the DOE-sponsored Battery500 Consortium, which is led by DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and is working to increase the energy density of lithium batteries for electric vehicles significantly. Sha Tan, a co-first author and Ph.D. The result: poor battery capacity retention.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

The study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin—Madison and the University of Minnesota is an early signal that the growing use of the new nanoscale materials used in the rechargeable batteries that power portable electronics and electric and hybrid vehicles may have unforeseen environmental consequences.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Rather than being solely detrimental, cracks in the cathodes of lithium-ion batteries reduce battery charge time, according to research done at the University of Michigan. This runs counter to the view of many electric vehicle manufacturers, which try to minimize cracking because it decreases battery longevity. b) Min et al.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

Now, Purdue University innovators have created a hybrid technique to fabricate a nanotwinned form of nickel that may help the future production of lifesaving medical devices, high-tech devices and vehicles with strong corrosion-resistant protection. —Li et al.

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JULY 7, 2016

As described in an open access paper in Nature Communications , the target material (Li[Li 0.144 Ni 0.136 Co 0.136 Mn 0.544 ]O 2 , denoted as LR-NCM) delivers a discharge capacity as high as 301 mAh g −1 with initial Coulombic efficiency of 93.2%. —Qiu et al. The researchers prepared LR-NCM using a co-precipitation method.

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This includes research on appropriate anodes, cathodes, and electrolytes for magnesium (Mg)-, sodium (Na)-, and lithium (Li)-based batteries and novel transition metal oxide- and nitride-based supercapacitor electrode materials. High-energy density magnesium batteries for smart electrical grids. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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