Battery Science – News and Features

Demand for valuable metals needed in batteries is poised to grow over the coming decades in step with the growth of clean energy technologies, and the best place to source them may be by recycling spent batteries.

Over the past decade, scientists have made several pivotal discoveries related to lithium-sulfur batteries. Scientists discover surprising pathway to better lithium-sulfur batteries by visualizing reactions at the atomic scale.

Zinc-air batteries have emerged as a cheaper and safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles in a new study.

Batteries must be carefully scrutinized to ensure that they are safe for use. This article will discuss the role that battery materials analysis plays in maintaining the safety and quality of existing batteries and in the development of new and improved types.

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) provide our portable devices like tablets and mobiles with power. Researchers introduce a novel approach for the recovery of lithium from used LIBs.

A research team developed a solid-phase sintering strategy to enable direct conversion of the degraded LiCoO2 (D-LCO) into the high energy density cathode materials.

Lithium plating damages batteries, shortens their lifespan and can be dangerous. New research has found a way to prevent it, resulting in faster charging for electric vehicles.

Researchers have developed a new methodology to produce the potentially game-changing thin-film solid-state electrolyte called lithium phosphorus oxynitride (LiPON). The film promotes uniformly dense lithium metal electrochemical deposition under zero external pressure.

Lithium atoms on a surface naturally form a rhombic dodecahedron – a 12-sided shape similar to d12 dice – when they are protected from corrosion. The discovery could have important consequences for the development of safer lithium metal batteries.

Scientists have taken the quest to measure ancient ocean temperatures more accurately to the atomic level — findings critical in reconstructing past climates and the thermal history of sedimentary basins essential for oil and gas exploration.