Lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous in consumer electronics such as cellphones and in electric vehicles, but the surrounding ...

Lithium metal shows great promise as an anode material for next-generation high-energy-density batteries. However, the issues of dendrite growth and huge volume fluctuations that occur with lithium ...

A group of researchers led by Dr. Xuekun Lu from Queen Mary University of London, in collaboration with an international team of scientists from the UK and US, reported making progress in preventing ...

A new study tracked lithium metal deposition and removal from a battery anode while it was cycling to find clues as to how failure occurs. The research could help improve the use of pure lithium metal ...

Solid-state lithium metal batteries (SS-LMBs) exhibit higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion batteries. However, the use of lithium metal as an anode in large-scale manufacturing remains ...

The company says copper is the first of the valuable products recycled using its process. A modular, production-scale copper plating Aqualyzer, with the first plated battery metal, at Aqua Metals’ ...

Electric vehicles (EVs) are seen as a solution in a bid to achieve a greener future. However, the ability to scale their usage faces a critical hurdle – lithium plating in lithium-ion batteries. This ...

Lithium-ion batteries are seen as a solution for energy storage of the future and have become indispensable, especially in electromobility. However, when metallic lithium forms and deposits during ...

CO 2 infra-red Laser‑modified NiO powder coating on Cu suppresses dendrite formation, and enables reversible Lithium plating and stripping over 700 stable cycles Traditional lithium‑ion batteries use ...

Amy Prieto decided to pursue battery research when she started as an assistant professor of chemistry at Colorado State University in 2005. The field was a perfect bridge between her Ph.D. studies in ...

In the battery industry, the drive for greater energy efficiency, improved safety, and cost reduction continues to fuel the search for advanced chemistries and novel cell geometries. Elemental ...