New Layered-Layered Materials For Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

ENERGY TECH

In larger rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, the technology could be used in the next generation of hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

by Staff Writers
Argonne IL (SPX) May 08, 2007
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new approach to increasing the capacity and stability of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The technology is based on a new material for the positive electrode that is comprised of a unique nano-crystalline, layered-composite structure.

Argonne's strategy uses a two-component "composite" structure -- an active component that provides for charge storage is embedded in an inactive component that stabilizes the structure.

Details of the new developments will be presented on Tuesday, May 8 at the 211th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, being held in Chicago, May 6-10.

In recent tests, the new materials yielded exceptionally high charge-storage capacities, greater than 250 mAh/g, or more than twice the capacity of materials in conventional rechargeable lithium batteries. Theories explaining the high capacity of these manganese-rich electrodes and their stability upon charge/discharge cycling will be discussed at the Electrochemical Society meeting.

In addition, by focusing on manganese-rich systems, instead of the more expensive cobalt and nickel versions of lithium batteries, overall battery cost is reduced.

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries which would incorporate the new materials with increased capacity and enhanced stability could be expected to be used in a diverse range of applications, from consumer electronics such as cell phones and laptop computers, to cordless tools and medical devices such as cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators. In larger batteries, the technology could be used in the next generation of hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

Memory Foam Mattress Review

SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ...

Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News

ENERGY TECH

Giving Platinum Catalysts A Golden Boost For Fuel Cells

Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 30, 2007
Platinum might outweigh gold in the jewelry market, but as part of an ongoing effort to produce efficient and affordable fuel cells, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory are studying how gold atoms might enhance the value of the pricier metal.

CIVIL NUCLEAR Thorium Reactors Integral To Indian Energy Independence Bush Rings Manmohan To Discuss Nuclear Deal And WTO Talks Russia Ready To Modernize Slovakia Nuclear Facilities UniStar Nuclear Identifies Constellation Energy's Calvert Cliffs As Site For First Potential New NPP	CLIMATE SCIENCE Melting Of The Greenland Ice Cap May Have Consequences For Climatic Change Science Triumphs Over Politics At UN Climate Change Meeting Sarkozy Urges Action On Global Warming Scientists Retrieve Pristine Record of the Continent's Climate Cycles From Beneath Antarctica's Ross Sea
FARM NEWS New Knowledge Improves Rice Quality Plant Pathologists Fighting Global Threat To Wheat Supply Light Sticks May Lure Turtles To Fishing Lines Thai Scientists Fear Global Warming Could Empty World Rice Bowl	FLORA AND FAUNA An Ancient Bathtub Ring Of Mammoth Fossils Climate Change Impacts Stream Life Ecology In An Era Of Globalization Wildlife Caught In Web Of Internet Sales
ROCKET SCIENCE Methane Blast To Get You Going Fast NASA Awards Heat Shield Material Contracts For Orion Spacecraft Rocketdyne Scramjet Engine Powers Up In First X-51A Simulated Flight UP Aerospace Readies Rocket For April 28 Launch	NUCLEAR SPACE
EARTH OBSERVATION Volcanic Eruptions In Kamchatka NASA Satellite Captures Image Of Georgia Wildfires US Earth-Observing Satellites In Jeopardy Exploring Caves From 30 Feet In The Air	TECH SPACE Space Tether For Satellite Navigation Sans Rocket Motors And Fuel Microwave Autoclave For Composite Structure Production Is A World First At DLR Designing OPRA Glasses A Swell Time For Gels

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright Space.TV Corporation. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space.TV Corp on any Web page published or hosted by Space.TV Corp. Privacy Statement