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Argonne researchers use X-rays to understand the flaws of speedy charging

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A team at Argonne National Laboratory has used spatially resolved energy dispersive X-ray diffraction to obtain a “movie” of lithiation and delithiation in different sections of a Li-ion battery cell and to quantify lithium gradients that develop in a porous graphite electrode during cycling at a 1C rate (full discharge in 1 hour).

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The difference between lithium iron phosphate and lithium battery

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Light electric vehicles: electric bicycles, golf carts, electric wheelchairs, etc. UPS and emergency lights, warning lights and mining lights. or 3.2V), about equal to the series voltage of three NiCd or NiMH rechargeable batteries, easy to form a battery power pack; Li-ion battery can be adjusted to 3.0V

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New Berkeley Lab spectroscopy technique for in situ measurement of charge dynamics in an operating battery electrode

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Researchers at Berkeley Lab and its Advanced Light Source have developed a new soft X-ray spectroscopy technique that can measure the migration of ions and electrons in an integrated, operating battery electrode. at the Advanced Light Source, with battery cells assembled at the Environmental Energy Technologies Division.

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Researchers boost performance of lithium-rich cathode material 30-40% by creating oxygen vacancies

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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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DOE announces $58M in funding for advanced vehicle technologies

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This FOA contains a total of 11 Areas of Interest (AOIs) and focuses on advanced light-weighting; advanced battery development; low cost electric motor development; enabling technologies for high efficiency engines; and support for EV deployment and AFV workplace safety programs. Identification of speciation in sulfur cathodes.

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High-capacity GQD-coated VO2 nanoarray electrodes for high-performance Li- and Na-ion batteries

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The team suggests, in a paper published in the ACS journal Nano Letters , that the results, showing rechargeable sodium-ion batteries with a comparable performance to current Li-ion batteries, could push NIBs as a cost-effective alternative for next-generation post-lithium batteries. The GQD coating provides both sensitization and protection.

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