Arumugam Manthiram, a professor of materials engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, has demonstrated that a microwave - based method for making
lithium iron phosphate takes less time and uses lower temperatures than conventional methods, which could translate into lower costs.
Not exact matches
In crystalline form, vanadium pentoxide can
take three positively charged
lithium ions — three times more than materials presently used in cathodes, such as
lithium iron phosphate.
«We
took a basically great material called
lithium iron phosphate [LiFePO4] and we tried to improve it further,» says study author Byoungwoo Kang, a graduate student in M.I.T.'s Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
The scientists noted that
lithium iron phosphate forms a lattice that creates small tunnels through which the
lithium ions flow, but that although the cathode seemed ideal it still
took some time for those ions to travel.
The electric engines powering the Porsche Boxster E are backed by a 29 kWh
lithium -
iron -
phosphate battery pack located where the combustion engine used to be, which weights 341 kg (752 lbs) and
takes up to 9 hours to recharge.