Home > Press > New Nanostructures Improve Performance of Lithium Ion Batteries
Abstract:
Iranian researchers from Amirkabir University of Technology synthesized new nanostructures that have application in the production of lithium ion batteries.
New Nanostructures Improve Performance of Lithium Ion Batteries
Tehran, Iran | Posted on May 14th, 2015Although the nanostructures increase the capacity of batteries and are produced through a simple method, they do not have any environmental hazard.
Lithium iron phosphate is a very cheap and non-toxic cathode with appropriate electrochemical properties. However, this compound has two major problems that are low ion and electron conductivity. Therefore, this research tries to improve these two characteristics.
In this research, lithium iron phosphate nanoparticles with bow tie morphology were produced for the first time in the world. This bow tie nanostructure has a coating of carbon nanotube and it was studied for the production of cathode inside lithium batteries.
The synthesis was carried out through a simple method by using cheap and available solvents. This compound is non-toxic and harmless to the environment in comparison with other cathodes based on cobalt or nickel.
Based on the results, the produced nanostructure shortens the path for the diffusion of lithium ion and it increases ionic conductivity and charging and discharging speed in the battery. In addition, carbon nanocoatings on the surface of the particles increase electrical conductivity of the product. After the improvement in the product, the capacity of the battery increases up to about 110% in comparison with the non-improved sample.
Results of the research have been published in Journal of Power Sources, vol. 284, issue 1, 2015, pp. 2844-2853.
####
For more information, please click here
Copyright © Fars News Agency
If you have a comment, please Contact us.Issuers of news releases, not 7th Wave, Inc. or Nanotechnology Now, are solely responsible for the accuracy of the content.
Bookmark:
| Related News Press |
News and information
Enhancing power factor of p- and n-type single-walled carbon nanotubes April 25th, 2025
Tumor microenvironment dynamics: the regulatory influence of long non-coding RNAs April 25th, 2025
Ultrafast plasmon-enhanced magnetic bit switching at the nanoscale April 25th, 2025
Discoveries
Lattice-driven charge density wave fluctuations far above the transition temperature in Kagome superconductor April 25th, 2025
HKU physicists uncover hidden order in the quantum world through deconfined quantum critical points April 25th, 2025
Nanophotonic platform boosts efficiency of nonlinear-optical quantum teleportation April 25th, 2025
Announcements
Enhancing power factor of p- and n-type single-walled carbon nanotubes April 25th, 2025
Tumor microenvironment dynamics: the regulatory influence of long non-coding RNAs April 25th, 2025
Ultrafast plasmon-enhanced magnetic bit switching at the nanoscale April 25th, 2025
Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters
Nanophotonic platform boosts efficiency of nonlinear-optical quantum teleportation April 25th, 2025
Enhancing power factor of p- and n-type single-walled carbon nanotubes April 25th, 2025
Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage
Enhancing power factor of p- and n-type single-walled carbon nanotubes April 25th, 2025
Leading the charge to better batteries February 28th, 2025
Enhancing transverse thermoelectric conversion performance in magnetic materials with tilted structural design: A new approach to developing practical thermoelectric technologies December 13th, 2024
 |
||
 |
||
| The latest news from around the world, FREE | ||
 |
||
|
|
||
| Premium Products | ||
 |
||
|
Only the news you want to read!
Learn More |
||
 |
||
|
Full-service, expert consulting
Learn More |
||
|
|
||