Dec
5
New Battery Tech Reduces Lithium Ion Battery Fires
December 5, 2023 | Leave a Comment
University of Maryland researchers studying how lithium batteries fail have developed a new technology that could enable next-generation electric vehicles (EVs) and other devices that are less prone to battery fires while increasing energy storage. The innovative method described in a paper published in the journal Nature, suppresses the growth of lithium dendrites – damaging […]
Nov
29
Metal Nanoclusters For Stable Lithium Sulfur Batteries
November 29, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Tokyo University of Science researchers have developed a graphene separator embedded with platinum-doped gold nanoclusters for lithium sulfur batteries. But issues like formation of lithium polysulfides and lithium dendrites lead to capacity loss and raise safety concerns. Yet lithium sulfur batteries (LSBs) offer a higher energy storage potential and with the new separator have enhanced […]
Nov
16
Research Explores How Rechargeable Batteries Degrade
November 16, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers have upended what’s known about how rechargeable batteries function. Rechargeable battery performance could be improved by a new understanding of how they work at the molecular level. For decades, researchers have assumed that the inevitable filmy buildup on electrodes inside rechargeable batteries is the driver of performance loss. Research shows […]
Nov
8
Lithium Ion Recharge Limits Push Dual Ion Battery Tech
November 8, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Due to lithium ion’s challenges, some research focus has shifted to an intriguing alternative known as dual-ion batteries (DIBs). The challenge comes from electric vehicles, powered by stored electric energy, where the key lies in rechargeable batteries capable of enduring multiple charge cycles. Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) made a recent breakthrough, a […]
Nov
7
Solid State Electrolytes Bringing Revolution To Batteries
November 7, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Researchers announced a major breakthrough in the field of next-generation solid-state chloride-based solid electrolyte batteries. It is believed that their new findings will enable the creation of batteries that exhibit exceptional ionic conductivity. The researchers led by Professor Kisuk Kang of the Center for Nanoparticle Research within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), announced the […]