Battery Science – News and Features

Organic batteries with redox-organic electrode materials (OEMs) can be synthesized from natural “green” materials. Scientists have now introduced a new OEM for aqueous organic high-capacity batteries that can be easily and cheaply recycled.

A newly constructed primary battery system can effectively remove cadmium from the environment and generate electricity at the same time.

Observing the transport of lithium ions in a solid-state lithium-sulfur battery has revealed that sluggish lithium ions cause slow charging and discharging, limiting the performance of the battery.

Scientists have shown that fine-tuning interlayer interactions in a class of 2D polymers known as covalent organic frameworks can determine the materials’ loss or retention of desirable mechanical properties in multilayer or bulk form.

Researchers have discovered that metal-free, water-based battery electrodes could address the projected shortages of strategic metals and safety issues found in lithium-ion batteries.

Researchers have pioneered a technique to observe the 3D internal structure of rechargeable batteries for the first time.

A new, safer battery, tested for a thousand cycles in a test cell, can store far more energy than today’s common lithium-ion batteries.

A new battery design could help ease integration of renewable energy into the nation’s electrical grid at lower cost, using Earth-abundant metals.

A novel lithium-air battery design has been described that uses novel chemistry to increase the storage capacity of the battery by up to four times, compared to current lithium-ion technology.

Researchers have used super high-resolution microscopy enhanced by deep machine learning to discover minute changes at the interface of materials sandwiched together in lithium-ion batteries.