In a step to advancing the lithium-ion battery technology, a research team led by Prof. Dongwook Han from (South Korea) ...

A common lithium salt has revealed new possibilities for manufacturing cheaper, longer-lasting battery materials.

In addition to lithium-ion batteries, the mainstream technology, emerging technologies such as solid-state batteries and sodium-ion batteries are also gaining traction and are expected to reshape the ...

Every battery is made up of a cathode (positive electrode), an anode ... Newer flagship smartphones already ship with an alternative to Li-ion in the form of silicon-carbon batteries, although ...

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States ...

The global electric vehicle (EV) market is experiencing robust growth, with one in five cars sold being electric.  Last year, the number of EVs sold grew by 25%, and with that, EVs accounted for 21% ...

Explore the advantages of sodium-ion batteries as a promising alternative to lithium-ion technology in energy storage.

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are an integral part ... be incompatible due to chemical reactivity with the sulfur cathode and other battery parts. Argonne chemist Guiliang Xu and his team have ...

Researchers from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are moving closer to solving the lower energy density issue impeding the broad use of Li-S batteries by creating a ...