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How to maintain the "king's position" of lithium batteries? New materials can be used to construct cathodes that do not contain cobalt or nickel

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2023-11-10 19:03

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Over time, our modern world increasingly relies on battery power and storage. By 2030, this new electrified world is expected to consume up to 10 terawatt hours (TWh) of batteries annually. By 2021, we will use approximately 0.5TWh. Due to these predictions, people are concerned about whether raw materials can meet this demand. Batteries made from lithium-ion technology have become the main technology in modern times (and will be used in the future), including nickel and cobalt, whose supply is extremely limited globally.

Scientists at the Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States have made progress in using new materials to manufacture battery cathodes, which provide energy similar to or even more than ordinary lithium-ion batteries. The main difference of this new type of battery is that it can be manufactured with rich and inexpensive materials. Disordered rock salts (also known as DRX) containing excess lithium are a newly synthesized class of materials that can also be used to construct cathodes without cobalt or nickel.

This reduces reliance on future key minerals and minimizes the risk of supply chain issues. With the integration and eventual takeover of DRX materials, it provides a new platform for lithium batteries as the main sustainable battery type to be used for many years to come.

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