For a long time scientists have been developing lithium-air batteries. They are promising that lithium-ion with the same weight can work more efficiently more than four times. To date, most of the proposed designs remains as engineering model, due to significant loss of energy and destruction of internal structure during recharging. The roots of the problem go back to the ground of insufficient understanding of electrochemical processes in such batteries.
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) researchers used one of the two existing systems in the world of X-ray photoelectron microscopy, located in Berkeley Laboratory (California, USA). The experiments have helped to create a detailed picture of the binding reaction of oxygen in lithium peroxide, and prove its reversibility. Furthermore, it was found that the use as a material for the electrode metal oxide battery can keep working through numerous cycles of charge and increases the overall efficiency of the battery. Related Products :
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