Key challenges in future Li-battery research

Batteries are a major technological challenge in this new century as they are a key method to make more efficient use of energy. Although today's Li-ion technology has conquered the portable electronic markets and is still improving, it falls short of meeting the demands dictated by the powerin...

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Published in:Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences physical, and engineering sciences, 2010-07, Vol.368 (1923), p.3227-3241
Main Author: Tarascon, J.-M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Batteries
Biofuels
Cells
Conservation of Natural Resources
Dry cells
Electric Power Supplies
Electricity
Electrodes
Electrolytes
Energy
Energy technology
Energy-Generating Resources
Environment
Flux density
Ions
Lithium
Materials
Materials Testing
Polymers
Renewable energy
Review
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Summary:Batteries are a major technological challenge in this new century as they are a key method to make more efficient use of energy. Although today's Li-ion technology has conquered the portable electronic markets and is still improving, it falls short of meeting the demands dictated by the powering of both hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles or by the storage of renewable energies (wind, solar). There is room for optimism as long as we pursue paradigm shifts while keeping in mind the concept of materials sustainability. Some of these concepts, relying on new ways to prepare electrode materials via eco-efficient processes, on the use of organic rather than inorganic materials or new chemistries will be discussed. Achieving these concepts will require the inputs of multiple disciplines.
ISSN:1364-503X
1471-2962
DOI:10.1098/rsta.2010.0112