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ScienceDaily: Energy and Resources News

ScienceDaily: Energy and Resources News


'Holy grail' of battery design achieved: Stable lithium anode

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 01:57 PM PDT

Researchers report that they have taken a big step toward accomplishing what battery designers have been trying to do for decades -- design a pure lithium anode. All batteries have three basic components: an electrolyte to provide electrons, an anode to discharge those electrons, and a cathode to receive them. The nanosphere layer of a newly created battery design resembles a honeycomb: it creates a flexible, uniform and non-reactive film that protects the unstable lithium from the drawbacks that have made it such a challenge.

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