Stretchable and self-healable lithium-ion battery

Promising for use in stretchable and wearable electronics

02-Dec-2024 - Stretchable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are highly desirable as power sources of stretchable and wearable electronic devices, such as electronic skin, soft robotics and wearable mobile phones. Furthermore, endowing stretchable LIBs with self-healing properties can prolong their lifetime and ...

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 ...

New synthesis method enhances the electrochemical performance of lithium sulfur batteries

14-Dec-2022 - The high energy and low cost features of lithium sulfur batteries (LSBs) have seen them become a promising energy storage technology for energy-intensive applications, such asportable devices and electric vehicles. However, their commercial applicability is hampered by hysteretic electrode ...

Researchers develop a membrane that stabilises lithium batteries

"Lithium is just like an unruly child”

24-May-2022 - For many people, battery-powered electronic devices like cell phones, laptops, and even electric vehicles, are now a necessity. However, these devices typically require charging at least once a day. Increasing the length of time between charges requires the development of batteries that can store ...