If you’re using a large battery for a specialized purpose—say grid-scale storage or an electric vehicle—then it’s possible to tweak the battery chemistry, provide a little bit of excess capacity, and ...

A team of engineers, chemists and materials scientists at Stanford University, has found that applying short duration voltage to some types of anodes in Li–Si batteries, can restore some of their ...

A research team presented an analysis protocol to evaluate silicon cathode materials applicable to commercialized batteries. In a groundbreaking review published in Nature Energy, Professor Jaephil ...

A single-step laser process performed at room temperature can produce silicon-graphene battery anodes that hold more than 98% of their original capacity after 2,000-plus charge-discharge cycles, ...

Silicon anodes hold great promise for next-generation LIBs due to their exceptionally high theoretical capacity (3579 mAh g-1), low working voltage (~0.4 V vs Li/Li +), and abundance. However, silicon ...

NanoGraf, a Chicago-based start-up, says its silicon anode will enable “the world’s most energy-dense cylindrical 18650 cell,” with much higher run time than is possible with traditional cell ...

The buzz around silicon-based anodes, which promise improved power and faster charging capabilities for EVs, has been growing in recent months – just as the hype around solid-state batteries seems to ...

Solidion files multiple patent applications on a new process to produce graphene ball-hosted silicon anode materials Industry-leading EV OEMs have concluded that silicon anode is required to drive EV ...

Update: This article has been updated with a comment from Mercedes-Benz. Just like cars and gadgets, battery technology evolves in phases. Sometimes you get breakthroughs, other times things get ...

Silicon anodes appear to be leading the way in the race to commercialize next-generation battery technologies for electric vehicles. The buzz around silicon-based anodes, which promise improved power ...