Scientists Find a Path to Enhance the Efficiency of Environmentally Friendly Batteries
Research Unveils Potential for Commercialization of Organic Electrode-Based Batteries
Seoul: Scientists have discovered a pathway to equalize the performance and capacity of environmentally friendly batteries with the common batteries used in electric vehicles and smartphones.
This success attained by scientists could assist in rapidly commercializing batteries based on organic electrodes. These batteries are cheaper and more environmentally friendly compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries.
According to the research article, the affordability and naturally abundant availability of organic electrodes in lithium-ion batteries highlight their significance.
The article explains that the analysis of active materials present in the electrolyte has been a significant obstacle in the utilization of lithium-ion batteries.
A team of researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Hanyang University in South Korea attempted to address the limitations associated with organic electrode materials.
Previously, these batteries would lose more than 50% of their charging capacity after 20 charging cycles, but with the utilization of diluted electrodes through the new technique, the battery remained capable of retaining more than 91% of its charging capacity even after 1000 charging cycles.
Professor Won-Jin Kwak from KIST stated that this research represents a significant step towards the utilization of batteries made with organic electrodes.