Not exact matches
Shirley Meng, a professor at UC San Diego's Department of NanoEngineering, added, «This beautiful study combines several complementary tools that probe both the bulk and surface of the NMC layered oxide — one of the most promising
cathode materials for
high - voltage operation that enables
higher energy density in lithium - ion batteries.
A multi-institution team of scientists led by Texas A&M University chemist Sarbajit Banerjee has discovered an exceptional metal - oxide magnesium battery
cathode material, moving researchers one step closer to delivering batteries that promise
higher density of
energy storage on top of transformative advances in safety, cost and performance in comparison to their ubiquitous lithium - ion (Li - ion) counterparts.
By contrast, magnesium is much more abundant than lithium, has a
higher melting point, forms smooth surfaces when recharging, and has the potential to deliver more than a five-fold increase in
energy density if an appropriate
cathode can be identified.»
In 2014, Ceder's lab discovered a way that
cathodes can maintain a
high energy density without these layers, a concept called disordered rock salts.
In the first lithium - ion batteries, introduced by Sony in 1991, the
cathode electrodes were made of lithium cobalt oxide, which has a
high energy density.
This requires a
cathode with a
high energy density — one that can absorb as many lithium ions as possible in as small a space as possible.
Batteries with multivalent
cathodes (which have multiple electrons per mobile ion available for charge transfer) are promising candidates for reducing cost and achieving
higher energy density than that available with current lithium - ion technology.
A lithium, manganese, nickel
cathode has a
high energy density and charges and releases
energy quickly, but it fades too soon for commercial use.
Samsung develops a new technology, creating a silicon
cathode material for coating
high crystal graphene on a silicon surface to usher in an
energy density that is nearly two times more than existing lithium batteries.