Scientists Develop Battery of the Future: Resistant Damage

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The team of scientists from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University, U.S., has created the world's first battery electrode that is resistant to decay.

Forbes launch pages, 18 November 2013, a battery that is claimed to have the ability to ' heal itself ' and will never wear out or damaged.

The team of scientists say, making this new battery technology is potentially a future generation battery of Lithium ion batteries, which later can also be used to power cars, cell phones, and other electronic devices.

A secret of the battery is resistant to decay lies in the use of elastic polymers that coat the electrodes. The materials will spontaneously repair small cracks when batteries are used.

According to Yi Cui, head of research at Stanford University, the research team successfully developed polymeric materials elastic or flexible electronic skin that is commonly used on robots, sensors, and other applications.

“For a project of this battery, polymer materials have been added to the nanoparticle material that serves to conduct electricity, “said Cui.

Meanwhile, according to Zhenan Bao, associate researcher claims battery electrode materials that have been coated elastic polymer that hold 10 times more powerful than regular batteries. Within a few hours, the polymer will soon fix the cracks in the battery charge.

“For the first phase, the latest battery technology is only able to work at 100 times the recharge cycles without damage, " said Bao.


Going forward the team of scientists will increase the battery’s ability to survive in a time of 500 recharge cycles on a mobile phone and 3,000 recharge cycles for electric vehicles.

“It was only just a promise, but we will work hard to make the best of this broken life batteries, “Cui closed.

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