The new study is the first to demonstrate the synthesis of
active electrode materials using a fungal biomineralization process, illustrating the great potential of these fungal processes as a source of useful biomaterials.
Not exact matches
The investigators used a multistep, yet simple, process to convert tree leaves into a form that could be incorporated into
electrodes as
active materials.
The molecular structure of the
active material in the battery
electrodes is composed of nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn) and oxygen (O)-- where the structure is a relatively rigid crystal lattice into which the lithium ions, as mobile charge carriers, can be inserted or extracted.
A combinatorial approach is employed to evaluate / develop advanced
electrode materials, ranging from single perovskites to double and triple layered perovskites, and to modify the surface of existing
electrodes with more
active nano - structured catalysts.
In batteries, as in any electrochemical device, critical processes happen where the electrolyte and
active material meet at the solid
electrode.
Designed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a new device shows what happens where the electrolyte and
active material in the
electrode meet; this fundamental research has implications for energy storage, generation, and chemical manufacturing technology.
But Duan said that the performance of the
active material in such tiny amounts is canceled out by the bulkier inactive components of an
electrode, like the current collectors.
This capability involves 1) the development of catalytically
active and corrosion resistant high surface area
electrodes for photoelectrolysis 2) fine tuning the porosity of porous
materials and 3) templating of porous
materials to yield freestanding ALD coatings that are fully tunable in density and porosity.
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Electrodes for HEV batteries contain smaller amount of
active materials (white) and larger amount of conducting aids (purple).»