Tech Xplore - battery materials

Better battery manufacturing: Robotic lab vets new reaction design strategy

New chemistries for batteries, semiconductors and more could be easier to manufacture, thanks to a new approach to making chemically complex materials that researchers at the University of Michigan and Samsung's Advanced ...

Apr 9, 2024

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Drawing inspiration from plants: A metal–air paper battery for wearable devices

For more than two millennia, paper has been a staple of human civilization. But these days, the use of paper is not limited to writing. It is also playing a pivotal role in ushering in a greener future.

Apr 3, 2024

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Are high-purity cathode materials truly necessary? An alternative to reduce secondary battery costs

Manufacturers of secondary battery cells (LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, and SK) have been insisting on very stringent purity specifications from suppliers of cathode materials to ensure a consistent quality output.

Apr 1, 2024

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Solution to energy storage may be beneath your feet

Anyone who has ever hot-footed it barefoot across the beach on a sunny day walks away with a greater understanding of just how much heat sand can retain. That ability is expected to play a vital role in the future, as technology ...

Mar 29, 2024

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Unleashing disordered rocksalt oxides as cathodes for rechargeable magnesium batteries

Researchers at Tohoku University have made a advancement in battery technology by developing a novel cathode material for rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs) that enables efficient charging and discharging even at low ...

Mar 29, 2024

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New method that uses quantum mechanics can lead to improved lithium metal batteries

In a study published in Nature Energy, Dr. Perla Balbuena and Dr. Jorge Seminario, professors in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, developed a new method for understanding the ...

Mar 25, 2024

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Sodium-ion batteries: How doping works

Sodium-ion batteries still have a number of weaknesses that could be remedied by optimizing the battery materials. One possibility is to dope the cathode material with foreign elements. A team from HZB and Humboldt-Universität ...

Feb 21, 2024

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Discovery of new Li ion conductor unlocks new direction for sustainable batteries

One of the grand challenges for materials science is the design and discovery of new materials that address global priorities such as Net Zero.

Feb 15, 2024

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Researchers overview recent progress and challenges in silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Research in recent years displays that several chemical modifications (binders, composite materials, and electrolytes) provide superior stability and enhance electrochemical performance in Si-based anodes in lithium-ion batteries ...

Jan 31, 2024

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New strategies for restructuring lithium-ion batteries

Lithium-ion batteries have been pivotal in powering modern technology, from mobile devices to electric vehicles. As demand for higher performance batteries grows, the focus has shifted from merely optimizing battery materials ...