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By Shane Lasley
Metal Tech News 

Niobium boosts lithium battery potential

Reduces 20% loss that has long plagued nickel-rich cathodes Metal Tech News – August 11, 2021

 

Last updated 7/12/2022 at 12:39pm

Oak Ridge National Laboratory DOE niobium lithium-ion battery nickel cathode

Jill Hemman/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory Spallation Neutron Source was used to confirm that coating cathode material (blue) with lithium-free niobium oxide (light green) greatly reduced first-cycle capacity loss and improved long-term capacity.

Niobium, a metal best known for its ability to strengthen steel, may also be the secret ingredient that allows lithium-ion batteries to live up to their full potential.

One problem with the lithium-ion batteries powering electric vehicles, smartphones, laptops, power tools, and thousands of other applications is they lose nearly a fifth of their storage capacity the first time they are charged...



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