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 ...

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 ...

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.