To reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, replacing traditional fuel-powered vehicles with battery-powered options is crucial. This greenhouse gas results from the combustion of fossil fuels, and limiting its input into the atmosphere will also affect global warming.
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Therefore, battery research focuses on discovering new materials with higher power density and energy, in addition to more efficient energy storage.
To develop viable new batteries, a number of critical parameters have to be established. Below, a few of the analytical parameters which can be established by utilizing high precision analytical instruments from Metrohm are outlined.
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What is in a Lithium Battery?
Lithium-ion batteries are the most common rechargeable batteries available on the market today. A battery is made up of a cathode (positive pole) and an anode (negative pole). An electrolyte facilitates charge transfer in the form of lithium ions between these two poles.
Figure 1. Cross-section illustration of a lithium ion battery. While the battery is being charged, lithium ions migrate from the cathode to the anode (from right to left), and during discharging they move from the anode to the cathode (from left to right). Image Credit: Metrohm Middle East FZC
As seen in Figure 1, a separator placed between anode and cathode prevents short-circuits. The cathode consists of metal oxides dotted with lithium ions applied to an...
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