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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a lithium-air battery with a solid electrolyte. A lithium-air battery based on lithium oxide (Li 2 O) formation can theoretically deliver an energy density that is comparable to that of gasoline.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

During discharge and charge in UHV, Li ions reversibly intercalate/de-intercalate into/from the Li x V 2 O 5 electrode. Under ultra-high vacuum (UHV), they found that lithium intercalated into Li x V 2 O 5 while molecular oxygen was reduced to form lithium peroxide on Li x V 2 O 5 in the presence of oxygen upon discharge.

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JUNE 24, 2009

General schematic of a lithium-air battery. The team plans to explore rechargeable Lithium-Air systems, which could offer 10 times the energy capacity of lithium-ion systems. Lithium-ion rechargeable (secondary) batteries are based on a pair of intercalation electrodes. Adapted from Ogasawara et al.

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JUNE 15, 2012

A team from Hanyang University (Korea) and University of Rome Sapienza (Italy) have demonstrated a lithium–air battery capable of operating over many cycles with capacity and rate values as high as 5,000 mAh g carbon ?1 1 and 3 A g carbon ?1 1 , respectively. Nature Chemistry doi: 10.1038/nchem.1376 1376 10.1038/nchem.1376.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Many owners of electric cars have wished for a battery pack that could power their vehicle for more than a thousand miles on a single charge. Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and U.S.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Researchers at startup Liox Power, a California-based company developing rechargeable Li-air batteries, have demonstrated for the first time the operation of a lithium-air battery with a Li anode in a straight-chain alkyl amide electrolyte solvent (N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA)/lithium nitrate (LiNO 3 )).

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JULY 25, 2011

In addition, the nanofiber structure allowed for the clear visualization of the morphological evolution of Li 2 O 2 particles as a function of rate and depth-of-discharge and also of the removal of Li 2 O 2 particles during charging. Source: Mitchell et al. Click to enlarge. A team at MIT, led by Carl V. ” Resources. Mitchell, Betar M.

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APRIL 20, 2012

Asahi Kasei and Central Glass will join IBM’s Battery 500 Project team to collaborate on far-reaching research to develop practical Lithium-air batteries capable of powering a family-sized electric car for approximately 500 miles (800 km) on a single charge—i.e., Wilcke (2010) Lithium-Air Battery: Promise and Challenges.

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MAY 13, 2013

Researchers at MIT, the University of Pittsburgh, and Sandia National Laboratories have used transmission electron microscope (TEM) imaging to observe the electrochemical oxidation of Li 2 O 2 , providing insights into the rate-limiting processes that govern charge in Li–O 2 cells. This provides insights into how to design the air electrode.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Toyota has also ramped up development on new battery technologies such as solid state and lithium air, as well as devoting resources focused on chemistries beyond lithium, such as magnesium and other low-valence materials. We have also heard from owners that they would like a more convenient charging operation.

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JANUARY 12, 2012

We'd be the first to point out that many of the electric car owners currently out on the roads have had absolutely no trouble with the 100 or so miles they get from a full charge. However, it'd be foolish to assume that some people really don't need more than that, and as a result there's always room for an EV with greater range.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Although lithium-air batteries—with high theoretical specific energies of up to ? These include poor cyclability (up to only tens of cycles); reversibility; low energy efficiencies, with charging voltages as high as 4.0–4.5 V and discharge voltages of about 2.5–3.0 V; and low power densities. Earlier post ). 84.205446.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Scientists at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan have made an electrode for a lithium-air battery using a pencil. Haoshen Zhou and Yonggang Wang designed a battery in which the lithium is encapsulated by an organic electrolyte topped with a ceramic protection layer.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded 24 million hours of supercomputing time to investigate materials for developing lithium air batteries, capable of powering a car for 500 miles on a single charge. Argonne is committed to developing lithium air technologies. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

These are the iron, carbon and VB 2 molten air batteries with respective intrinsic volumetric energy capacities of 10,000 (for Fe to Fe(III)); 19,000 (C to CO 3 2- ) and 27,000 Wh liter -1 (VB 2 to B 2 O 3 + V 2 O 5 ), compared to 6,200 Wh liter -1 for the lithium-air battery. Earlier post.] —Licht et al. Licht et al.

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MARCH 12, 2012

In an open access paper published in the International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials , researchers from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences review significant developments and remaining challenges of practical Li–air batteries and the current understanding of their chemistry. —Zhang et al.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

A study led by researchers from Argonne National Laboratory reinforced that electrolyte solvent stability plays a key role in the performance of Lithium-air batteries, and that making advances in new electrolytes will be a key factor in reducing the large overpotential and improving reversibility of Li-air batteries.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

Carbon is seen as an attractive potential cathode material for aprotic (non-aqueous) Lithium-air batteries, which are themselves of great interest for applications such as in electric vehicles because of the cells’ high theoretical specific energy. Carbon promotes electrolyte decomposition during discharge and charge in a Li?O

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Andrews in Scotland report in a paper in the journal Nature Materials that titanium carbide (TiC) may represent a viable, stable cathode for rechargeable lithium-air batteries. Li-air batteries are receiving intense interest because of their extremely high theoretical specific energy. —Thotiyl et al.

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MARCH 11, 2010

The 19 projects, which include two lithium-air efforts, will leverage $7.3 Also, the system can provide backup electricity during an outage and, during normal operation, allow customers to draw on the stored energy to reduce both their peak electric grid demand and the utility charges associated with peak demand. Murray, Jr.,

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MARCH 26, 2013

Carl Thompson sheds more light on the morphological evolution of Li 2 O 2 particles in Lithium-air batteries. Lithium-air (Li?O

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JUNE 21, 2013

Lithium-air batteries, with a theoretical gravimetric energy density of ?3500 Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are based on a pair of intercalation electrodes. On charging, lithium ions move from the cathode through the electrolyte and insert into the anode; discharging reverses the process. Earlier post.).

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JULY 23, 2012

Very high energy density rechargeable lithium air (or Li-O 2 ) batteries are of great interest for future electrified transportation because at best their practical energy density could approach that of current gasoline engined vehicles (after factoring in tank-to-wheel efficiencies). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 27, 2017

Lithium-air batteries are looked to by many as a very high-energy density next-generation energy storage solution for electric vehicles. One reaction that hasn’t been fully explained is how oxygen blows bubbles inside a lithium-air battery when it discharges. The paper is published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

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APRIL 30, 2012

Back in January, we told you about IBM’s quest to build a rechargeable lithium-air battery that could theoretically let an electric car travel 500 miles on a single charge.

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AUGUST 21, 2013

Neutrons do not possess any electric charge; they are stable inside the nucleus, and outside of it, they decay with a lifetime of about 15 minutes (886 seconds)—a long time for a fundamental particle. solvent system and the resulting charge transfer kinetics at various current densities is critical. Images of GDI injector.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The key to their work was to increase the surface area of the wire, thus increasing the area where electrochemical activity takes place during charging or discharging of the battery. The increase in surface area produced by this method can provide a big advantage in lithium-air batteries’ rate of charging and discharging.

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MARCH 26, 2021

The new application was found somewhat serendipitously, after it had initially been developed a few years ago by MIT professor Yang Shao-Horn, Johnson, and others, in a collaborative venture aimed at lithium-air battery development. There’s still really nothing that allows a good rechargeable lithium-air battery.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

Lithium-air (or lithium-oxygen) batteries potentially could offer three times the gravimetric energy of current Li-ion batteries (3500 Wh/kg at the cell level); as such, they are looked to a potential solution for long-range EVs. However, the insulating nature of Li 2 O 2 brings further complications during the charge process.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

BASF offers a portfolio of advanced NCM (Nickel Cobalt Manganese) cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries to allow higher energy density, improved safety due to a higher temperature stability, and increased efficiency by enabling more discharge/charge cycles for batteries. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MAY 8, 2012

Dow Energy Materials uses a proprietary coating process for their anode and cathode materials that, when used in combination, provide greater lifetime (up to 2x over conventional uncoated systems), higher energy density, improved safety and a faster charging rate. Earlier post.). Next-generation.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Discharge–charge performance of lithium-oxygen batteries with (a) GNSs, (b) BP-2000, and (c) Vulcan XC-72 cathodes at a current density of 75 mA g -1. mAh g -1 —the highest capacity of any carbon-based materials in lithium-oxygen batteries reported so far, according to the team. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Metal-air batteries : TMC has determined the reaction mechanism of lithium-air batteries and has clarified its research policy regarding the batteries as rechargeable secondary batteries. In January 2010, TMC established a division charged with studying production of next-generation batteries.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In the case of the interface formed between lithium metal and solid electrolytes, this leads to the formation of dendrites, which grow through the electrolyte and, in the worst case, lead to a short circuit and ignition of the battery. —Daniel Rettenwander. Lighter solid-state batteries provide a higher energy density.

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MARCH 8, 2013

Aqueous rechargeable lithium batteries (ARLBs), which use aqueous electrolytes and lithium intercalation compounds as electrode(s) based on redox reactions, were invented in 1994 and have attracted wide attentions since 2007 as a promising system because of their low capital investment, high reliability and good safety.

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MARCH 24, 2015

ARPA-E said that the technology uses a novel architecture that has potential for very high energy density because it decouples the two functions of capacitors: charge separation and breakdown strength. US Patent Applications Nº 20150044581: Solid State Lithium-Air Based Battery Cell. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Batteries'

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JULY 25, 2016

An international team from MIT, Argonne National Laboratory and Peking University has demonstrated a lab-scale proof-of-concept of a new type of cathode for Li-air batteries that could overcome the current drawbacks to the technology, including a high potential gap (>1.2 V) V in O 2 (gas) → O x− (condensed phase), and η charging > 1.1

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