A team at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has conducted pioneering research into the use of "disordered" materials in cathodes. The discovery could lead to a new generation of batteries that can be charged and discharged more quickly than current ones. The researchers also demonstrated that the new materials can be fluorinated, a process that further increases their capacity.
A team at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has conducted pioneering research into the use of "disordered" materials in cathodes. Such materials have higher potential for energy storage than current lithium batteries, and greater understanding of how to create them opens the way to using more easily available ingredients in battery production. The researchers also demonstrated that the new materials can be fluorinated, a process that further increases their capacity.