Browsing by Subject "Batteries"
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Achieving Lithium-Ion Cells with Improved Performance and Lifetime
(2023-12-15)For commercial use, among many other requirements, lithium-ion batteries must deliver sufficient calendar- and cycle-life. Increased lifetime can enable the adoption of advanced battery materials with higher energy density ... -
Core-Shell Materials as Positive Electrodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries
(2015-04-21)Electric vehicles with lithium-ion batteries as their energy storage technology have been sold by major automotive manufacturers for the past few years, but with limited sales. Sales are poor because of the high purchase ... -
Development of A New Cell Design for Battery Research and an Investigation of Electrode Materials and Electrolyte Systems For Mg Batteries
(2014-12-10)Magnesium batteries are considered as an inexpensive and high energy density alternative to Li-ion batteries. One of these challenges in Mg batteries is the lack of rigid, inexpensive cell hardware to test new electrode ... -
Li15Si4 Formation in Thin Film Si Negative Electrodes for Li-ion Batteries
(2015)In this work, a better understanding behind, and the implications of Li15Si4 formation in Si containing negative electrodes for rechargeable Li-ion batteries during electrochemical cycling was sought. Si in the form of ... -
OPTIMIZING AND DESIGNING POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR SODIUM ION BATTERIES
(2019-04-05)Sodium ion batteries have the potential to be a more sustainable alternative to the widely-used lithium ion batteries. Layered sodium transition metal oxides as positive electrode materials have been a focus of research. ... -
OPTIMIZING PROCESSING AND SYNTHESIS OF PRUSSIAN BLUE ANALOGS FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERIES
(2024-09-04)Electric vehicles and energy storage systems are major drivers in the quest to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable future. However, the incumbent lithium-ion battery technology that they rely on, might be a ... -
Repurposing Electric Vehicle Batteries in a Mixed Array for Grid Storage
(2018-04-13)In the face of the global transition away from fossil fuels, the electricity grid faces many challenges. The growth of renewable energy requires investment in new methods of matching supply and demand with intermittent ... -
Understanding and mitigating degradation in Li-ion batteries
(2022-08-29)The market for Li-ion batteries has seen unprescedented growth in recent years due to the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and growth of grid-level energy storage. For these applications to be sustainable, inexpensive ... -
The Use of Alloy Anodes and Conventional Electrolytes in Magnesium Batteries
(2015-04-16)Magnesium-based batteries are promising for use in future electrified vehicles and electrical power grids due to their high theoretical volumetric energy. However, there exist many challenges in the development of electrode ...