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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. Extended charge?discharge Credit: ACS, Nokami et al.

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JULY 29, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $60 million to 24 research and development projects aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars and light- and heavy-duty trucks. (DE-FOA-0002420) AOI 1a: Next-generation Liquid Electrolytes for Li-ion Cells under Extreme Conditions. SUNY University @ Stony Brook.

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JUNE 10, 2021

Conventional Li-ion batteries work by cationic redox, when a metal ion changes its oxidation state as lithium is inserted or removed. Within this insertion framework, only one lithium-ion can be stored per metal ion. —Li et al. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University and Northeastern University.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

This expanded portfolio has the dual aims of improving current generation lithium ion batteries as well as longer horizon materials discovery and optimisation projects to support the commercialisation of next-generation batteries. The project’s Principal Investigator is Professor Patrick Grant of the University of Oxford.

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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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JUNE 19, 2014

A team led by Argonne National Laboratory and including Brookhaven and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories and the University of Utah, is developing a new high energy redox couple (250 Wh/kg) based on a high-capacity full gradient concentration cathode (FCG) (230 mAh/g) ( earlier post ) and a Si-Sn composite anode (900 mAh/g).

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

Due to the fact that Li-ion batteries are still the limiting factor for mass scale adoption of electrified vehicles, there is a need for new batteries that enable EVs with higher driving range, higher safety and faster charging at lower cost.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tohoku University and Nippon Institute of Technology at Tokyo Tech examined the mechanisms behind the resistance at the electrode-electrolyte interface of all-solid-state batteries and found that the crystallinity has a significant impact on interface resistance. —Shiraki et al.

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OCTOBER 7, 2011

Illinois-based Li-ion manufacturer AllCell Technologies, LLC received a $460,433 grant as part of the Illinois Energy Plan. AllCell plans to increase production capacity for lithium-ion batteries at the company’s manufacturing facility in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 16, 2018

Dendritic growth of lithium (Li) on lithium metal anodes has hobbled the practical application of Li-metal batteries, despite their theoretical benefits such as high capacity and low redox potential. This delayed Li transfer eliminates the “tip effect” leading to a more homogeneous Li nucleation. Foroozan et al.

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MARCH 13, 2014

have developed an analysis method that enables direct observation of electron activity in the cathode material of lithium-ion batteries during charging and discharging. a 100% subsidiary of Nissan Motor Company, developed the analysis method in a joint R&D effort with Tokyo University, Kyoto University and Osaka Prefecture University.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

In a review published in the journal Chem of the technical issues generated by the mating of Li-metal anodes and solid-state electrolytes, a team from Tsinghua University concludes that such solid-state lithium metal batteries (SSLMBs) have “ brilliant prospects, though practically there are still many barriers to be overcome. ”.

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APRIL 21, 2011

ALTe Powertrain Technologies, the developer of a Range Extended Electric Powertrain used to repower light commercial vehicles up to 26,000 GVW ( earlier post ), has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to form a joint venture with Inmatech, Inc. , The applications will range from automotive batteries to stationary grid power leveling devices.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Researchers at the Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials at the Graz (Austria) University of Technology have developed a new method to utilize silicon in lithium-ion anode materials. As a result, numerous studies have and are exploring ways to methods the cycle life Li-ion cells with a silicon anode material.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Graphene 3D will supply advanced carbon nano-composites materials to CIEES needed to manufacture and test lithium-ion electrical batteries. There is a strong need for a light, safe and long lasting battery, especially for such emerging technologies as unmanned aerial vehicles and mobile robots. Graphene 3D Lab Inc.

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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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FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick (UK) have developed a method to assess the maximum current for commercial 18650 Li-ion batteries, using novel instrumentation methods enabling in operando measurements. Schematics of the FBG sensing element embedded into a Li-ion cylindrical cell. 2018.01.076.

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MAY 30, 2018

A Northwestern University research team has found ways to stabilize a promising new high capacity cathode material—Li 4 Mn 2 O 5. Lithium-ion batteries shuttle lithium ions back and forth between the anode and the cathode. V versus Li/Li +. Credit: Wolverton Research Group, Northwestern University.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Conventional Li-ion cell (left) compared to Seeo cell (right). The California Energy Commission has awarded $1,585,490 to spur research on projects including a solid-state Li-ion battery system for grid-scale energy storage. Click to enlarge. Commissioners approved $600,000 to Seeo Inc. This approach allows independent.

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MARCH 20, 2014

The collaboration will focus on technologies and thermal management strategies for Lithium-ion battery packs. Leveraging a dual voltage architecture, the Micro Hybrid battery system involves a 12-volt lead-acid starter battery and a 48-volt Lithium-ion battery. 48V Batteries Hybrids'

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JUNE 18, 2018

Although Li metal anode are a promising enabler for high-energy-density next-generation battery systems, practical applications are severely hindered by low efficiency and potential safety hazards, largely due to the high reactivity of metallic Li toward liquid electrolytes. 1 ) and lowest potential (?

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MAY 25, 2016

Researchers from University of Western Ontario, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), and Canadian Light Sources (CLS) have developed a safe and durable high-temperature Li-sulfur battery using universal conventional carbon–sulfur (C-S) electrodes with a molecular layer deposited (MLD) alucone (aluminum oxide polymeric film) coating.

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MARCH 9, 2021

Instead of using machine learning just to speed up scientific analysis by looking for patterns in data—as typically done—the researchers combined it with knowledge gained from experiments and equations guided by physics to discover and explain a process that shortens the lifetimes of fast-charging lithium-ion batteries.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

A new study has found that rapid-charging a lithium-ion battery and using it to do high-power, rapidly draining work may not be as damaging as researchers had thought, and that the benefits of slow draining and charging may have been overestimated. —Yiyang Li, lead author. Source: SLAC. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 17, 2020

Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research. The Research Foundation for The SUNY Stony Brook University. University of Delaware. University of Maryland. Rational Electrolyte Design for Li-ion Batteries with Micro-Sized Silicon Anodes. Marquette University.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Researchers at Changzhou University in China are developing a “binary-ion” battery system—a battery that uses cooperative behavior between Zn 2+ and Li + ions to conduct charge in a Zn/LiFePO 4 battery. When Li + dissolves into the electrolyte, Zn 2+ would deposit, and vice versa. V at room temperature.

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MARCH 24, 2011

with advanced lithium-ion technology to provide stationary energy storage solutions for a Canadian utility project supported by Sustainable Development Technology of Canada. The lithium-ion battery storage system will be tested with a large urban Ontario distribution company. Dow Kokam will supply eCAMION Inc.

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JULY 1, 2019

The research, published in the journal Joule , builds on innovations first reported in Science in 2017 by the same research group at the University of California San Diego and the university spinout South 8 Technologies. —Yang et al. for 500 charge cycles at room temperature. This is up from the 97.5%

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

As part of its new IONICS (Integration and Optimization of Novel Ion Conducting Solids) program awards ( earlier post ), the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded $3.5 million in funding to a team that includes 24M, Sepion Technologies , Berkeley Lab, and Carnegie Mellon University.

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MARCH 22, 2012

These university-industry partnerships will receive almost $34 million in total project support. This project is led by Steven Holdcroft, Simon Fraser University, in partnership with Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation, Ballard Power Systems, Hyteon Inc., The newly funded projects are: Low Platinum PEM Fuel Cells. Advanced numerical (i.e.,

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JUNE 13, 2014

Structure of the flexible wire-shaped lithium-ion battery. A team led by Huisheng Peng from Fudan University in Shanghai has developed a stretchable wire-shaped lithium-ion battery produced from two aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube/lithium oxide composite yarns as the anode and cathode without extra current collectors and binders.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Using a neutron beam, chemists and engineers at The Ohio State University have been able to track the flow of lithium atoms into and out of an anode in real time as a Li-ion battery charged and discharged. They may also be less prone to overheating. By using in?situ —Liu et al.

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MARCH 12, 2014

Maria Braga at the University of Porto (Portugal) reports in the RSC’s Journal of Material Chemistry A journal on the potential for a novel type of superionic glasses for use as a solid electrolyte in advanced Lithium batteries. El-Azabe (2014) “Novel Li 3 ClO based glasses with superionic properties for lithium batteries,” J.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5 The following Stanford faculty members received funding for advanced research on photovoltaics, battery technologies and new catalysts for sustainable fuels: Self-healing polymers for high energy density lithium-ion batteries. Light trapping in high?efficiency,

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OCTOBER 31, 2014

A multinational team including researchers from the BMW Group have optimized an ionic liquid electrolyte for Li-air batteries, which resulted in a stable electrode-electrolyte interface and a highly reversible charge-discharge cycling behavior in a test Li-air coin cell. Earlier post.). discharge cycling process.

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APRIL 4, 2017

MIT’s Martin Bazant, joined by colleagues at Stanford University and Purdue University, will lead an effort to develop a novel, data-driven design of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. Also funded as part of the $35-million TRI program are: The University of Buffalo ($2.4 The University of Michigan ($2.4

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a novel strategy to improve the efficiency and performance of non-aqueous lithium-oxygen (Li-air) batteries. O 2 systems require an open system to obtain oxygen from the air; Li metal must also be used as the metal electrode to provide the lithium source. Earlier post.).

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