Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Lithium-ion batteries could last longer with chemical tweak


It's difficult to form a protective coating that prolongs battery life at the battery's cathode, but there may be a low-cost chemical solution

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on New Scientist

Read more on:

Photo of ion batteries

ion batteries

Photo of chemical tweak

chemical tweak

Related news:

News photo

A Simple Trick Could Make Sodium-Ion Batteries Cheaper, Faster, and More Powerful

News photo

Researchers construct robust inter-anchored hydrogen-bond network for long-life aqueous zinc-ion batteries - EurekAlert!

News photo

Single-atom engineering prevents voltage decay in next-generation lithium-ion batteries - EurekAlert!