lithium ion batteries
World’s smallest battery created at CINT nanotechnology center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A benchtop version of the world’s smallest battery — its anode a single nanowire one seven-thousandth the thickness of a human hair — has been created by a team led by Sandia National Laboratories researcher Jianyu Huang….
Silicon strategy shows promise for batteries
A team of Rice University and Lockheed Martin scientists has discovered a way to use simple silicon to radically increase the capacity of lithium-ion batteries.
Sibani Lisa Biswal, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, …
ORNL scientists reveal battery behavior at the nanoscale
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sept. 14, 2010 — As industries and consumers increasingly seek improved battery power sources, cutting-edge microscopy performed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing an unprecedented perspective…
Longer-lasting lithium batteries on the horizon with materials breakthrough
Researchers have developed a new class of composite anode materials composed of silicon and graphite that may double the energy storage capacities currently possessed by graphite anodes, potentially leading to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries with more power, longer life, and smaller sizes.