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Protective coating, interfacial layer to improve lithium-ion battery performance

September 14, 2020 sarah Jonas Dendrites, Electrolyte

Researchers are developing new materials to help improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries.

Safer, longer-lasting energy storage requires focus on interface of advanced materials

July 31, 2020 sarah Jonas Advanced Materials, Batteries, electric grid, Electric Vehicles, Electrode, Electrolyte, Electronics, Energy Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, Supercapacitor

More studies at the interface of battery materials, along with increased knowledge of the processes at work, are unleashing a surge of knowledge needed to more quickly address the demand for longer-lasting portable electronics, electric vehicles and stationary energy storage for the electric grid.

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Fluorine recycling for lithium-ion batteries

July 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Battery research, Electrolyte, Fluorine, Lithium Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries contain salts rich in fluorine, which decompose in humid air to toxic, highly corrosive hydrogen fluoride. The hazardous nature of this substance makes recycling more difficult and more expensive. A research project entitled “Fluoribat” is now being launched at Empa to solve this problem. This could help to make the life cycle of a rechargeable battery less expensive and at the same time safer.

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CFN User Spotlight: Nik Singh Seeks Better Battery Materials

February 10, 2020 sarah Jonas anode material, battery performance, Cathode, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, chemical properties, Electrochemistry, Electrolyte, energy storage systems, lithium air batteries, Lithium Ion Batteries, Magnesium, solid-state batteries, Toyota, Transmission Electron Microscopes, transmission electron microscopy

Since 2011, Nikhilendra (Nik) Singh has been a senior scientist in the Materials Research Department at the Toyota Research Institute of North America. His quest to find alternatives to lithium-ion batteries has brought him to Brookhaven Lab’s Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN).

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Go With the Flow: Scientists Design New Grid Batteries for Renewable Energy

November 7, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Advanced Light Source, anode material, Batteries, Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Energy Office of Science, electrical grids, Electrolyte, Energy Frontier Reseaerch Centers, Grid Modernization, Materials Science, Molecular Foundry, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, NERSC, POLYMER CHEMISTRY, Renewable Energy, Solar energy, Technology Transfer, Wind Energy

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have designed an affordable ‘flow battery’ membrane that could accelerate renewable energy for the electrical grid.