Electrolyte is one of the key components of the battery, in the process of charging and discharging, the live ion is transmitted from one electrode to another. Modern lithium-
Ion batteries use liquid electrolyte, but a group of scientists claim to have developed a betterround solid-
State electrolyte.
The study was published in the paper Nature Materials by MIT postdoctoral fellow, visiting professor Gerbrand Ceder and five other scholars.
Their invention belongs to a class of materials called ultra-ion lithium.
Ion conductor, a compound of lithium, ge, phosphorus and sulfur.
According to Ceder, their work solution leads to "almost perfect batteries" which will change the rules of the game.
The electrolyte can withstand thousands of charge cycles, which means that the battery made of it can be used almost forever.
It has superior energy density, and its energy is increased by 20 to 30% for a given volume.
It is also more stable than liquid electrolyte, which means rare but widely publicized cases of battery burning, like the case of stopping the entire Boeing Dreamliner fleet, will no longer be possible.
Another benefit is that, unlike ordinary lithium, it works at temperatures below 30 degrees Celsius
Ion batteries that need preheating.
The research team said that the principles derived from their research may lead to more effective materials.
The study was conducted through its Advanced Technology Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in collaboration with Samsung, a South Korean consumer electronics producer.