Technology By growing uniform lithium crystals, engineers progress toward fast-charging lithium-metal batteries Andrew McCollum Feb 9, 2023 Cryo-TEM image of a single crystal of lithium metal that was seeded on a surprising, lithiophoboic nanocomposite…
Technology A liquefied gas electrolyte to create temperature-resilient lithium-metal batteries Andrew McCollum Jul 5, 2022 a, Selection of dimethyl ether, as the simplest ether with fast transport, strong Li+ solvation and high salt…
Technology One step closer to fire-safe, recyclable lithium-metal batteries Andrew McCollum Jun 30, 2022 Pritzker Molecular Engineering Professor Y. Shirley Meng (left) and her team, including PhD student Yijie Yin (right),…
Technology Using quantum methods to predict next-gen lithium-metal battery reactivity Andrew McCollum Mar 22, 2022 Credit: CC0 Public Domain Lithium-metal (Li-metal) batteries show great potential for…
Technology The hidden culprit killing lithium-metal batteries from the inside Andrew McCollum Jul 14, 2021 In this new, false-color image of a lithium-metal test battery produced by Sandia National Laboratories, high-rate…