04-22-2016, 10:32 PM
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, IL) believe they may have overcome one of the major drawbacks associated with lithium-air batteries. Lithium-air batteries promise greater energy density than lithium-ion batteries, but research on lithium-air batteries has so far demonstrated drawbacks that have stalled their introduction. One such drawback is the formation of lithium peroxide ((LiO2), a solid precipitate that clogs the pores of the lithium-air battery electrode.
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A team of researchers based at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA) have discovered a rechargeable zinc-manganese battery that is as inexpensive as conventional car batteries but provides a much higher energy density.
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