Developing advanced recycling technology to restore spent battery cathode materials

The recycling process restores spent batteries to 100% of their original capacity, making them equivalent to new batteries

18-Nov-2024 - A research team led by Dr. Jung-Je Woo at the Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has successfully developed a cost-effective and eco-friendly technology for recycling cathode materials from spent lithium-ion batteries. With the recent rise in ...

Revolution in electric vehicle battery management

New technology for the precise diagnosis of electric vehicle batteries using small currents​

25-Oct-2024 - Accurately diagnosing the state of electric vehicle (EV) batteries is essential for their efficient management and safe use. KAIST researchers have developed a new technology that can diagnose and monitor the state of batteries with high precision using only small amounts of current, which is ...

A quick and easy way to produce anode materials for sodium-ion batteries using microwaves

17-Oct-2024 - The research team led by Dr. Daeho Kim and Dr. Jong Hwan Park at the Nano Hybrid Technology Research Center of the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has developed a groundbreaking process technology that enables for ultrafast, 30-second preparation of hard carbon anodes for ...

Novel redox-active metal-organic framework as an anode material for Li batteries operating in freezing conditions

Achieved a discharge capacity five times higher than that of graphite anode material, even in environments as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius

27-Aug-2024 - TheKorea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)has developed a redox-active metal-organic hybrid electrode material (SKIER-5) for Li batteries that remains stable in cold conditions as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius. By addressing the limitations of graphite as an anode material of conventional ...

Whoever controls electrolytes will pave the way for electric vehicles

Breakthrough in the development of a gel electrolyte-based battery

04-Jul-2024 - Professor Soojin Park, Seoha Nam, a PhD candidate, and Dr. Hye Bin Son from the Department of Chemistry at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) have achieved a breakthrough in creating a gel electrolyte-based battery that is both stable and commercially viable. Their research was ...

New milestone for lithium metal batteries

POSTECH, KIER, and POSCO N.EX.T HUB develops porous structures for lithium metal batteries

29-May-2024 - Just as road signs provide directions and distances to help travelers avoid getting lost, "signposts" guide people in specific situations. In the field of chemistry, structures that serve a similar purpose have recently been discovered and are drawing significant academic interest. Professor ...

Research team develops sodium battery capable of rapid charging in just a few seconds

Breakthrough in overcoming the current limitations of energy storage systems

24-Apr-2024 - Sodium (Na), which is over 500 times more abundant than lithium (Li), has recently garnered significant attention for its potential in sodium-ion battery technologies. However, existing sodium-ion batteries face fundamental limitations, including lower power output, constrained storage ...

Revolutionary method developed for mass-producing polymer solid electrolytes

The newly developed technology enables a remarkable 13-fold increase in production speed

21-Mar-2024 - A research team, ledby Professor Seok Ju Kang in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST,has unveileda groundbreaking technique for mass-producing polymer solid electrolytes, crucial components in batteries. Departing from the traditional melt casting method, the team introduced ...

A breakthrough in all-solid-state battery technology, enhancing the performance of the lithium from the bottom

19-Mar-2024 - A research team, consisting of Professor Soojin Park from the Department of Chemistry, PhD candidate Sangyeop Lee from the Division of Advanced Materials Science, and Dr. Sungjin Cho and Master’s student Hyunbeen Choi from the Department of Chemistry at Pohang University of Science and Technology ...

Revolutionizing batteries: Coffee grounds power high-performance sodium-ion anodes

Using coffee waste as a precursor material for hard carbon synthesis

07-Feb-2024 - In a study recently published in the KeAi journal Carbon Resources Conversion, a team of researchers from Kazakhstan and South Korea reported the successful synthesis of P-doped hard carbon using coffee grounds as a precursor and H3PO4 as the doping agent. The investigation focused on determining ...