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New cobalt-free high-voltage spinel cathode material with high areal capacity

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Researchers from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and the University of Texas at Austin, with colleagues at the US Army Research Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have developed a thick cobalt-free high voltage spinel (LiNi 0.5 —Li et al. (a) —Li et al. Earlier post.).

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Researchers show that layered calcium transition metal oxides can be promising cathode materials for Ca-ion batteries

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Out of several candidates that could replace Li in rechargeable batteries, calcium (Ca) stands out as a promising metal. Not only is Ca 10,000 times more abundant than Li, but it can also yield—in theory—similar battery performance. Haesun Park, Chung-Ang University, co-corresponding author. —Prof.

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HIU researchers develop extremely high energy density lithium-metal cell with good stability

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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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Japan researchers develop all-solid-state batteries with low resistance at electrode/solid electrolyte interface

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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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Stanford researchers develop new electrolysis system to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen

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Hongjie Dai and his research lab at Stanford University have developed a prototype that can generate hydrogen fuel from seawater. Electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen fuel is an attractive renewable energy storage technology. Image credit: Courtesy of H. Dai, Yun Kuang, Michael Kenney). to 1 A/cm 2 ) over 1,000 h.

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Researchers determine cause of voltage fade in NMC cathode materials, find it is reversible

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Lithium-rich layered oxides (LRLO) are leading candidates for the next-generation cathode materials for energy storage, as they can deliver 50% excess capacity over commercially used compounds. Here, we directly capture the nucleation of a dislocation network in primary nanoparticles of the high-capacity LRLO material Li 1.2

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Study finds resource constraints should not be a limiting factor for large-scale EV battery production

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(A) Energy storage potential (ESP) based on annual production of the elements. 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.

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