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DECEMBER 29, 2018

Researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) have devised a process for converting retired Li-ion battery anodes to graphene and graphene oxide (GO). So far, only 1% of end-of-life Li-ion batteries have been recycled. Here, graphite powders from end-of-life Li-ion battery anodes were used to fabricate graphene.

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JUNE 17, 2018

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has launched the second phase of a major solid-state Li-ion battery project in a quest to achieve both high energy density and safety in batteries for electric vehicles. Partners participating in this project include: Toyota Motor Corporation; Nissan Motor Co.,

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Researchers from Western University, Canadian Light Source, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a novel solid-phase Li-S transformation mechanism that enables high energy Li-S batteries in conventional Li-ion carbonate electrolytes. —Li et al.

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APRIL 21, 2021

With the world depending on lithium-ion batteries to power our devices, our vehicles and our infrastructure, battery performance, cost and safety have become more critical metrics for success and progress than ever. We’re looking forward to addressing the market’s growing demand for a drop-in, next generation, lithium-ion battery technology.

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JULY 18, 2019

Solid-state materials with high ionic conduction are necessary for many technologies, including all-solid-state lithium (Li)-ion batteries. The move to solid state batteries offers a number of advantages, including safety, but lithium ions in solids are less mobile than in liquids. the arrangement of atoms). …

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

is funding a research consortium with the University of British Columbia (UBC) to develop a low-cost and scalable method for fabricating silicon-based anodes to improve the energy density of Li-ion batteries. Fabrication and evaluation of Si-based anode for Li-ion batteries. Canada-based MGX Minerals Inc.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2020

A team from Shandong University of Technology in China has proposed a new process to recycle anode materials from spent lithium-ion batteries and to reuse the graphite. The copper foil can be directly reused without further treatment, the Cu 2+ and Li + in the electrolyte can be recovered by precipitation. C are 427.81

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

A team from Zhejiang A&F University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), and Stanford University have developed a binder-free, flexible, and free-standing electrode comprising an unprecedented 92% silicon content for Li-ion batteries. 1 (Li 15 Si 4 ). —Wang et al.

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MAY 8, 2023

Researchers led by a team at Temple University have developed a soft solid electrolyte—(Adpn) 2 LiPF 6 (Adpn, adiponitrile)—that exhibits high thermal and electrochemical stability and good ionic conductivity, overcoming several limitations of conventional organic and ceramic materials. Prakash et al. Resources Prakash, P.,

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Amprius Technologies, a producer of 100% silicon anodes for Li-ion batteries ( earlier post ), announced a contract award with the US Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO). Amprius is the only company to offer a 100% silicon anode Li-Ion battery commercially.

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APRIL 7, 2013

Researchers at Fudan University with colleagues at the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight have developed a LiMn 2 O4 material for a Li-ion battery cathode that exhibits superfast charging capabilities. M Li 2 SO 4 aqueous solution. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters. Its charge capacity can be 59.3

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The new EPIC project coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is aimed at accelerating the drying of high-quality electrodes for lithium-ion batteries, increasing the energy efficiency of this process and, hence, reducing the cost of production. EPIC is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research with €3 million.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

Australian advanced materials technology company Talga Resources Ltd announced positive initial test results from the development of its graphene silicon lithium-ion anode in the UK. The Safevolt project is an enabler for industry wanting higher Li-ion battery capacity above the level of standard graphite (exceeding maximum 372 mAh/g).

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The winner of the best paper in 2019 was an effort by researchers then at the University of Cambridge, Argonne National Laboratory and the Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, on the use of niobium tungsten oxides for high-rate lithium-ion battery storage. The paper (Griffith et al. ) Griffith et al.

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MAY 10, 2019

A team of researchers led by a group from the University of Maryland has. volts versus Li/Li +. Combining this cathode with a passivated graphite anode, the team created a 4V-class aqueous Li-ion full cell with an energy density of 460 Wh kg -1 of total composite electrode and about 100% Coulombic efficiency.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new approach to cobalt-free Li-ion cathodes that avoids some of the problems with other low-cobalt cathode approaches. To make use of the best out of each of these three ions, the industry is now based on LiNi 1-y-z Mn y Co z O 2 with (1-y-z) 0.2). Croy, Brandon R.

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JUNE 24, 2013

As part of an ongoing collaboration, seven joint research teams from the University of Michigan (U-M) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have won funding for research projects that explore the potential of nanotechnology in energy and biomedical applications. Nanostructured Multi-functional Li-Batteries.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Engineers at the University of California San Diego and the University of California Los Angeles have developed an energy-efficient approach to regenerate Li-ion battery cathode materials (using LiCoO 2 as a model material) by hydrothermal treatment of cycled electrode particles followed by short annealing.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

A research team at Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has developed a high-capacity Li-metal battery with improved rate performance and stability using a one-dimensional Li-confinable porous hollow carbon host. However, these hosts suffer from unwanted Li growth on their surface (i.e., Kang et al.

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JULY 9, 2021

a global supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black, has joined the HiQ-CARB consortium to provide the lithium-ion battery industry with sustainable and high-performance carbon additives. Orion Engineered Carbons S.A., Lithium-Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt-Oxide) are electrically connected with each other and the current collector.

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AUGUST 7, 2017

The Army is working to replace all alkaline and nickel metal hydride field batteries with Li-ion batteries. “ The Army is developing hybrid vehicles for use on the battlefield, and that means they will also use Li-ion batteries. We want to push the voltage of Li-ion batteries higher. ”.

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MARCH 9, 2018

Researchers at Hasselt University in Belgium are proposing a new class of solid composite electrolytes (SCEs) for Li-ion batteries: deep eutectic solvent (DES)–silica composites. Structural schematic of a Li/LFP cell with the ETG as electrolyte. V versus Li, and unable to stop the growth of lithium dendrites.

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DECEMBER 7, 2015

and Tohoku University’s Advanced Institute for Material Research (AIMR) have demonstrated technology reducing the internal resistance of all-solid-state lithium ion batteries (Li-ion battery) through the use of LiBH 4 -based complex hydrides as novel solid electrolytes. Hitachi, Ltd. Source: Hitachi. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology, with colleagues from the Beijing University of Technology and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, have synthesized tin chalcogenide (SnSe 0.5 S 0.5 ) nanoplates for use as Li-ion anodes. Electrochemical performance of a Li-ion full cell. (a)

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

The Center for Urban Energy (CUE) at Ryerson University in Canada is testing a 150 kW Li-ion battery provided by Electrovaya in collaboration with Toronto Hydro to prove how off-peak electricity can be stored. Post doctorate research fellow Bhanu Opathella with the 150 kW battery. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Here, we combine two operando methods, Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) and neutron depth profiling (NDP), to identify the rate-limiting interface in operating Si-LiPON-LiCoO 2 solid-state batteries by mapping the contact potential difference (CPD) and the corresponding Li distributions. —Alec Talin, co-corresponding author.

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DECEMBER 15, 2019

European Li-ion battery maker Northvolt has launched Revolt—a program devoted to recycling of lithium-ion batteries. As a first move towards securing a European ecosystem for lithium-ion battery recycling, Northvolt will establish a pilot recycling plant in Västerås, Sweden, adjacent to Northvolt Labs manufacturing plant.

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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.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

A team from Monash University, a leading university in Australia, and the Toyota Research Institute North America (TRINA), a division of Toyota Motor North America R&D (TMNA) based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, reports a novel family of closo-boron-cluster based room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs). Photo Credit: Dr. Mega Kar.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Researchers from Renmin University and Tsinghua University in China have developed a novel shape-memorized current collector (SMCC), which can successfully brake battery thermal runaway at the battery internal overheating status. 2c03645.

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JANUARY 9, 2022

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) and Stanford University have made the first clear, detailed images of the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer in the wet environment of a working Li-ion battery by using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM). —Zhang et al.

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APRIL 2, 2019

The Rice University lab of materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan has used an environmentally friendly deep eutectic solvent to extract valuable elements from the metal oxides commonly used as cathodes in lithium-ion batteries. As a whole, recycling lithium-ion batteries is typically expensive and a risk to workers. Tran et al.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The Swiss battery system manufacturer ecovolta has developed a standardized Li-ion traction battery which can significantly reduce the time and expense needed to bring electric vehicles to the serial production stage. In contrast, ecovolta’s evoTractionBattery is already certified as a universal solution and can be quickly put to use.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The “Recycling Li-ion batteries for electric Vehicle” (ReLieVe) project, founded by Eramet, BASF and SUEZ, will receive a €4.7 The objective is to develop an innovative closed-loop process to recycle lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and to enable the production of new lithium-ion batteries in Europe.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Jeff Dahn and colleagues at Dalhousie University have developed a “smart nail” for penetration testing on Li-ion batteries. Nail penetration is one of the common safety tests used to simulate some aspects of an internal short circuit event in a Li-ion cell. The project is detailed in the Journal of Power Sources.

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MARCH 3, 2023

This is the first time that spherodized vein graphite materials were tested in a lithium-ion battery full cell. SEM image of spherodized material The tests were conducted at Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), part of University of Warwick’s Energy Innovation Centre.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

China-based Li-ion battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) has begun construction of its first lithium-ion battery factory in Thuringia, a state in east-central Germany. Germany is home to a strong automotive industry and several of CATL’s key customers. —Matthias Zentgraf.

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