Flat batteries could be a thing of the past thanks to lithium-ion battery nanotechnology developed by The University of Queensland.
The technology more than doubles the lifespan of highly sought-after high-voltage Li-ion batteries, which achieve higher energy density but last only several hundred cycles.
Professor Lianzhou Wang and his team from the School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) have demonstrated a battery which remains stable for more than 1000 charge/discharge cycles.
“Our process will increase the life-span of batteries in many things from smart phones and laptops, to power tools and electric vehicles,” Professor Wang said.
“We’ve designed a uniquely-grown atomic-thin functional layer on the surface of a high-voltage cathode, which is the source of lithium ions and a critical aspect that limits the…