From anode to the cathode — and everything in between — Northwestern Engineering researchers are finding ways to make cheaper, lighter batteries that work better ... more lithium than existing ...

The lithium-ion battery stores lithium ions in both the anode and cathode ... ion batteries lose approximately two to five ...

Lithium nickel oxide (LiNiO2) has emerged as a potential new material to power next-generation, longer-lasting lithium-ion ...

They're smaller and use less expensive materials than li-ion, such as rare earth metals. With lithium air batteries, the lithium cathode used ... the goal is to make a battery that has an energy ...

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries ... locked in the cathode region. By preventing them from migrating to the anode, the battery retains more of its active material, resulting in better efficiency ...

XRD is proving valuable for accelerating the optimization of the sintering step during cathode ... how batteries age is one goal of this work.” Supporting further gains in lithium-ion battery ...

Research on anode-less solid-state lithium metal batteries reveals how metal interlayers influence lithium plating stability and electrochemical performance.