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Lithium-Air Batteries: Harder to Research than You’d Think
May. 08, 2014 10:49AM PST
Battery Metals InvestingGreenCarReports reported that despite being one of the most widely researched new battery technologies, lithium-air batteries are still quite difficult for researchers to nail down.
GreenCarReports reported that despite being one of the most widely researched new battery technologies, lithium-air batteries are still quite difficult for researchers to nail down.
According to the publication:
The challenges are “formidable” though, according to Jun Lu, leader of a team of researchers from Argonne National Laboratory, Beijing Institute of Technology and Hanyang University.
Among the challenges published in the ACS journal, Chemical Reviews, are a need to better understand Li−O2 electrochemistry, develop new and improved cell materials, and innovate in critical aspects of cell design.
Lu explains that:
The successful development of any aqueous Li−air batteries severely relies on the prevention of direct contact of the lithium metal electrode with water.
