It's difficult to form a protective coating that prolongs battery life at the battery's cathode, but there may be a low-cost ...

Thinner lithium sulfur batteries may be closer thanks to a foamed, protein-based binder that forms microchannels inside the cathode. A new report says those pathways survive calendering, even after ...

A new scientific review outlines how a little understood class of battery materials could help deliver safer, higher energy lithium ion batteries while reducing reliance on critical metals such as ...

Demand is booming for batteries that are faster, thinner and cheaper. We want electric cars and bikes that travel further, ...

Lithium vanadium oxide-based cathodes have attracted considerable attention owing to their potential to combine high energy density with durable cycling performance in lithium-ion batteries. These ...

A research team led by Georgia Tech’s Hailong Chen has developed a low-cost iron chloride cathode for lithium-ion batteries, which could significantly reduce costs and improve performance for electric ...

Lithium-ion battery cathode materials are at the core of modern energy storage solutions, underpinning advancements in portable electronics, electric vehicles and grid stabilisation. Their performance ...

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have achieved a breakthrough on the path to practical application of lithium metal all-solid-state batteries—the next generation of batteries that can ...

Cathodes play a dominant role in defining cell energy density, and also make up a significant proportion of cell costs, due to the use of high-cost metals such as cobalt, nickel and lithium. Standard ...

Advancements in lithium-ion battery technology focus on NMC cathodes, optimizing energy density and thermal stability for ...

QuantumScape’s lithium-metal solid-state battery replaces liquid electrolytes and graphite anodes to target faster charging ...