Articles tagged with Batteries
A breakthrough in chemistry has increased the energy capacity of water-based batteries, addressing their limited practical use. The new design enables iodine to transfer four electrons, increasing energy storage capacity and improving safety and sustainability.
Researchers at the University of Surrey have developed iron-based catalysts that outperform traditional platinum-based catalysts in lithium-CO₂ battery performance. The catalysts can store substantially more energy and recover 93% of the electrical charge during recharging.
Researchers propose connected research system linking living databases, AI simulations, and large language models to automate experiments and improve material discovery. The goal is a 'closed loop' where data, simulations, experiments, and researchers continuously learn from each other.
Researchers designed hard carbon materials with different pore structures using lignin precursors, revealing that smaller pores facilitate sodium-ion storage performance. The study provides theoretical guidance for designing high-performance HC anodes, enabling long cycling life of sodium-ion batteries.
Researchers from Politecnico di Milano developed a lithium-free, non-flammable battery with a fluoride ion membrane that lasts twice as long as traditional lithium-ion batteries. The membrane enables fluoride ion transport at room temperature, reducing the risk of fire and increasing energy density.
Researchers at Xi'an Jiaotong University found that immersion heating delivers the fastest warm-up, while boiling-based immersion systems effectively prevent thermal runaway propagation. Immersion cooling also slows capacity fade, but with trade-offs in pumping power and upfront cost.
Researchers developed a polymer molecular fuse to protect high-nickel lithium batteries from overheating. The fuse intervenes in heat-producing chemical reactions, reducing heat and gas generation by 76%. The approach offers a new direction for improving lithium battery safety.
Researchers at the University of Córdoba have created a rechargeable battery that uses vitamin B-12 as a catalyst, achieving up to 250 charge and discharge cycles. The breakthrough replaces traditional lithium-ion batteries with a safer, lighter, and more sustainable option.
Scientists have developed a simple coating that transforms lithium metal into a hybrid shield, quadrupling current density and extending battery cycle life. The coating combines silicon-based polymer with indium chloride, creating a durable and multi-functional armor that guides lithium ions to deposit evenly.
A deep-learning framework has been developed to optimize heterogeneous cathode design, leading to improved lithium-ion battery kinetics. The framework uses a conditional generative adversarial network and particle swarm optimization to achieve high-fidelity simulation-based guidance for next-generation battery cathode design.
Researchers developed an anode-less thin film battery architecture using a Sn/C interlayer to guide Li deposition, promoting uniform plating and reducing Li loss. The resulting battery achieved a volumetric energy density of 235.13 Wh/L and an overall thickness of just 2.77 micrometers.
Researchers developed self-supporting carbon nanotube cathodes with controlled surface functional groups to tackle challenges in I2-based cathodes. The ‒OH-modified cathodes showed strong adsorption affinity for I2 species, suppressing the shuttle effect and improving iodine conversion kinetics.
Binghamton University is part of a new national consortium to accelerate the transition of energy storage innovations to domestic manufacturing. The BattMan Accelerator, led by the DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will integrate super intelligence and advanced manufacturing to speed innovation and lower costs.
A recent study examines the effects of electron microscopes on sodium batteries, highlighting the need for caution when analyzing battery materials. The research, led by University of Chicago PhD student Thomas Marchese, aims to improve the efficiency and sustainability of energy storage devices.
Researchers at Chonnam National University have developed a new electrolyte for sodium metal batteries that addresses safety and stability issues. The new electrolyte, known as PDES, combines efficient Na ion transport with improved safety and leakage resistance, making it a promising candidate for practical sodium-metal batteries.
The Battery Manufacturing Accelerator combines expertise in Super Intelligence-driven smart manufacturing, real-time defect detection, and advanced electrode processing to reduce commercialization risks and strengthen US manufacturing leadership. The consortium aims to develop self-optimizing manufacturing systems using real-time data,...
The NTU-VFT Joint Lab will advance vanadium redox flow batteries, reducing battery fire risks and supporting large-scale energy storage for growing renewable energy use. The four-year collaboration aims to develop safer, longer-lasting and sustainable batteries to power future energy grids.
Researchers at HKUST developed a dynamic integrated interface engineering strategy to enhance energy density and stability of anode-free lithium metal batteries. The strategy achieved a specific energy of 467 Wh kg’, comparable to conventional commercial batteries, and retained 90% of its capacity after 200 cycles.
A new materials library was created to improve sodium-ion battery performance, with iron and vanadium linked to higher energy storage and stability. The library could eventually allow AI to identify new battery compositions before they are made, accelerating the development of better sodium-ion batteries.
A new University of Melbourne-led study suggests that reducing battery sizes, extending lifetimes, and promoting shared mobility can help reduce predicted global carbon dioxide-equivalent LIB emissions to around half by 2050. Cleaner production methods, such as switching battery chemistries and greener factories, are also essential, bu...
Engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a fluorine-free battery binder that simplifies manufacturing and recycling without sacrificing performance. The new binder performs just as well as conventional lithium-ion batteries and enables easier recycling by dissolving in water.
A new 'smart battery architecture' can extend electric vehicle battery life by over 20 percent by bypassing weak cells and making better use of remaining capacity. This can reduce total cost and increase sustainability, making it a great advantage for private car owners and fleets.
The study provides a potential solution to wearable and implantable electronics' battery power issue by harnessing human cells' power. The biohybrid mesh harvester generates 10-times more power density than centralized power sources, offering noninvasive and powerful energy.
Researchers develop a microrobot skin that converts chemical energy from the substrate and atmospheric moisture into electricity. The skin can sense the surface beneath it and detect different materials, allowing the robot to recognize its environment and actively seek energy-rich paths.
Researchers at KAIST have developed a technology to extend the lifespan of anode-free batteries by applying nanofabrication techniques to create uniform sites for lithium deposition and a robust protective layer. This technology enables smaller and lighter EV batteries with improved energy density.
Researchers at MIT have created tiny, bioresorbable batteries that can power ingestible electronic devices, such as RFID tags and capsules that stimulate ghrelin production, for up to three days. The batteries, made from magnesium and molybdenum trioxide, can be fully broken down and absorbed by the body, reducing environmental impact.
Scientists create FeSn-DSACs catalyst to reduce chloride corrosion in seawater batteries, improving oxygen reduction and stability. The p-d orbital hybrid catalyst achieves a half-wave potential of 0.900 V and demonstrates near four-electron ORR pathway.
Binghamton University professor Mohammad Younis leads a project to develop an ultrasensitive gas detection MEMS device with autonomous actuation to detect thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries. The device features a vibrating wire and thermal conductivity principle, and can be self-contained and act autonomously
Researchers developed a high-entropy sulfide catalyst that preserves its structure and suppresses atomic migration, enabling high sulfur utilization and conversion efficiency. The study proposes a failure-mechanism-guided approach to catalyst design, pointing to unresolved questions in all-solid-state sulfur chemistry.
Researchers have identified key factors contributing to dendrite formation in solid-state batteries, including low lithium self-diffusion and interfacial defects. Effective design strategies focus on managing stack pressure, controlling grain boundary chemistry, and reducing electronic conductivity to improve battery performance.
Researchers created a cellulose-based separator infused with bikitaite zeolite, which enhances lithium-ion transport and stabilizes the lithium-metal anode. The separator improves high-rate performance of the NCM90 cathode, reducing polarization and facilitating electrochemical reactions.
Researchers developed a sulfosuccinic acid-enabled interfacial field chemistry strategy to regulate Zn anodes, enabling highly reversible Zn deposition. The optimized electrolyte achieved high Coulombic efficiency and long cycle life, making it suitable for fast-charging and deep Zn utilization.
Researchers developed a novel Si/a-Sn/CoSi2/G/C nanocomposite anode with a hierarchical, multifunctional matrix architecture, achieving simultaneous optimization of electronic conduction, mechanical robustness, and elastic stress recovery without sacrificing practical manufacturability. The anode delivers high reversible capacity, exce...
A simple electrolyte-engineering strategy improves zinc-organic battery kinetics and durability, revealing a reversible Zn²⁺/K⁺ co-storage mechanism. KCl introduction reorganizes the Zn²⁺ solvation environment and suppresses cathode dissolution, enabling dual-ion storage.
A recent study in Nature Energy has quantified how cell-to-cell inconsistency limits the performance, lifetime, and resource utilization of electric vehicle (EV) battery packs under real-world operating conditions. The researchers found that a small number of faster-ageing cells can severely constrain an entire pack's performance and l...
Researchers develop a molecular-level strategy to regulate both pore structure and interfacial chemistry of hard carbon, achieving improved sodium-storage performance. The resulting architecture enables confined electrolyte solvation and promotes the formation of inorganic-rich interphases, leading to substantially improved electrochem...
A KAIST research team has identified the cause of measurement artifacts in nanoscale battery analysis, which can lead to misinterpretation of ion movement. The team developed a method to reduce these artifacts by smoothing battery material surfaces.
Jack Dongarra, Yilu Liu, and Parans Paranthaman receive R&D 100 Awards for their work on innovations in large-scale computing and power grid resilience. Dongarra's team developed Fenix, an open-source software that detects and repairs hardware failures in supercomputing applications.
The review proposes a systematic roadmap for designing next-generation electrolyte additives that can boost discharge potential, utilization efficiency, and specific energy in aqueous Mg batteries. It highlights an often-overlooked contributor to anode self-discharge and introduces two strategic frameworks for binary additive design: m...
Researchers have discovered a new material, LLNOF, with a record-high conductivity of seven millisiemens per centimeter, comparable to liquid electrolytes. The material's high conductivity is due to a dynamic interplay among four atomic sites that form a tetrahedron around the fluoride ion.
SUNY Chancellor King visited the Great New York State Fair, showcasing participating SUNY campuses and offering free admission to current and incoming students. The event highlights SUNY's agricultural, healthcare, and technology initiatives.
Researchers developed a tri-layer composite solid electrolyte with enhanced ionic conductivity and mechanical durability, boosting lithium-ion mobility and suppressing dendrite formation. The new electrolyte achieved nearly four times higher ionic conductivity and demonstrated over 1000 hours of stable cycling in symmetric cell tests.
A new evaluation framework helps bridge the lab-to-manufacturing gap for battery prelithiation technologies. The framework assesses eight prelithiation strategies across eight dimensions, enabling informed industrial technology selection.
Researchers propose a new AI framework, Generative Electrochemical Intelligence, to accelerate the discovery and development of electrochemical energy technologies. The framework combines generative AI with automated robotic experimentation to create a closed-loop system that can generate new ideas, test them, and learn from feedback.
Aqueous Zn-based flow batteries offer flexible design and low-cost zinc, but face issues with Zn deposition, crossover, and performance decay. Researchers call for integrated materials and reactor engineering to improve durability and energy density.
A KAIST research team developed a 3D digital twin of a commercial graphite anode to analyze localized degradation mechanisms during fast charging. They found that binder and pore space distribution significantly impacted battery performance and lifespan.
A new study models a future net-zero European power system and tests it against 80 years of historical weather data to understand how it would handle stress with periods of low wind and solar generation, combined with high demand. The study concludes that the risk is greatest during winter when cold and wind-still conditions persist, h...
The EU battery regulations have the potential to improve global sustainability governance by establishing standardized data and calculation methods for environmental performance. This could lead to more comparable and transparent data across the market, but also raises challenges around representativeness and rigor.
Researchers at TU Graz have introduced oxygen vacancies into lithium titanate, transforming it into a high-performance battery material. The defects activate a previously blocked migration pathway for lithium ions, enhancing ion transport and conductivity.
The partnership aims to develop new battery technologies and manufacturing processes to enhance grid reliability, security and resilience. Researchers will work together to validate energy technologies through a test bed and train the next generation of energy researchers.
Researchers developed a hydrated network interphase with dynamic negatively charged microregions, overcoming limitations of conventional stabilization methods. The HNI strategy achieves triple synergistic regulation of Zn deposition, leading to improved cycling stability and high-performance energy storage systems.
Researchers at Graz University of Technology developed design guidelines for batteries in electric vehicles to increase safety, make repairs easier, and improve sustainability. The new designs facilitate recycling and reuse of damaged cells, reducing waste and conserving resources.
Researchers develop ultra-sodiophilic mixed conductor interphase that allows for uniform top deposition in quasi-solid-state sodium-metal batteries, overcoming limitations of traditional artificial solid electrolyte interphases. This breakthrough enables long-lasting and high-performance batteries with enhanced safety and energy density.
Researchers from KAUST use nuclear magnetic resonance to study liquid battery electrolytes, revealing local environments and dynamic heterogeneity. This framework helps guide the design of more reliable batteries by interpreting electrolyte behavior and guiding the design of better electrodes.
Researchers developed a method to reduce stress and cracking in sodium-ion batteries by tailoring the c-axis dimension of layered oxide cathodes. The optimized cathode retained 96.7% of its capacity after 300 cycles, pointing to a practical design route for more durable sodium-ion battery materials.
Researchers have developed a new Fe–N–C catalyst using molten salts that outperforms commercial platinum in oxygen reduction reaction and zinc–air battery performance. The layered catalyst structure exposes single-atom iron sites, improving surface accessibility and mass transport.
Researchers develop a dual-interface coordination orchestration strategy to enable high-energy aqueous zinc-iodine batteries, overcoming challenges in four-electron I chemistry. The approach improves reversibility and stabilizes the Zn electrode, leading to stable cycling and high energy density.
Researchers discover that manipulating the chiral asymmetry factor of catalysts accelerates sulfur redox reactions, leading to higher capacities, superior rate capability, and remarkable long-term cycling stability in lithium-sulfur batteries.
Researchers discovered that scandium doping and coating improve the durability and performance of sodium-ion batteries by stabilizing the crystal structure and suppressing side reactions. The study found that doping improves bulk stability while coating enhances surface stability, leading to improved capacity retention and long-term cy...
Alexis Grimaud, a leading researcher in battery materials chemistry, has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award to support his work on developing new battery materials with improved energy density and scalability. His project aims to explore complex materials that can be used as battery electrode materials.