Silica from diatom frustules as anode material for Li-ion batteries

DOI: 10.1039/c9ra07271c Authors: Andreas Nicolai Norberg, Nils P. Wagner, Henning Kaland, Fride Vullum‐Bruer, Ann Mari Svensson Abstract: In spite of its insulating nature, SiO2 may be utilized as active anode material for Li-ion batteries. Synthetic SiO2 will...

Applications of advanced metrology for understanding the effects of drying temperature in the lithium-ion battery electrode manufacturing process

DOI: 10.1039/d2ta00861k Authors: Ye Shui Zhang, Josh J. Bailey, Yige Sun, Adam M. Boyce, Will Dawson, C. D. Reynolds, Zhenyu Zhang, Xuekun Lu, Patrick S. Grant, Emma Kendrick, Paul R. Shearing, Dan J. L. Brett Abstract: The performance of lithium-ion batteries is...

Manipulating O3/P2 phase ratio in bi-phasic sodium layered oxides via ionic radius control

DOI: 10.1038/s43246-023-00337-8 Authors: Philip A. Maughan, Aaron B. Naden, John T. S. Irvine, A. Robert Armstrong Abstract: Abstract Bi-phasic O3/P2 sodium layered oxides have emerged as leading candidates for the commercialisation of next-generation sodium-ion...

Revealing causes of macroscale heterogeneity in lithium ion pouch cells via synchrotron X-ray diffraction

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230253 Authors: Harry Charalambous, Daniel P. Abraham, Alison R. Dunlop, Stephen E. Trask, Andrew N. Jansen, Tanvir R. Tanim, Parameshwara R. Chinnam, Andrew M. Colclasure, Wenqian Xu, Andrey A. Yakovenko, Olaf J. Borkiewicz, Leighanne C....

Quantitative characterisation of the layered structure within lithium-ion batteries using ultrasonic resonance

DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2022.104585 Authors: Ming Huang, Niall Kirkaldy, Yan Zhao, Yatish Patel, Frederic Cegla, Bo Lan Abstract: Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are becoming an important energy storage solution to achieve carbon neutrality, but it remains challenging to...