Friday, May 14, 2021

Battery breakthrough?

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/05/14/harvard-scientists-unveil-solid-state-lithium-battery-that-can-be-charged-and-discharged-at-least-10000-times/

 

“The cycling performance of the lithium metal anode paired with a LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 cathode is very stable, with an 82 per cent capacity retention after 10,000 cycles at a 20C rate and 81.3 per cent capacity retention after 2,000 cycles at a 1.5C rate,” the academics emphasized. “Our design also enables a specific power of 110.6 kilowatts per kilogram and specific energy up to 631.1 watt hours per kilogram at the micrometre-sized cathode material level.”

The battery, according to the academics, also has self-healing properties, as it should be able to backfill holes created by the dendrites. Its creators claim it has the potential to recharge electric vehicles within 10 to 20 minutes.

 

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Once we get a good battery, electric cars will be the norm.

 

 

 

 

 

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