Tag: electrolyte

Aug

New Type of Electrolyte Could Enhance Supercapacitor Performance

By kevin du Comments are Off electrolyte, supercapacitor

Large anions with long tails (blue) in ionic liquids can make them self-assemble into sandwich-like bilayer structures on electrode surfaces. Ionic liquids with such structures have much improved energy storage capabilities. Image: Xianwen Mao, MIT Novel class of “ionic liquids” may store more energy than conventional electrolytes — with less risk of catching fire. Supercapacitors, electrical devices that store and

Dec

Building a better battery layer by layer

By kevin du Comments are Off battery capacity, battery materials, battery research, battery testing system, electrode, electrolyte, energy storage system, lithium ion batteries

A team of researchers from Shinshu University in Nagano, Japan is now closer to a thin, high-capacity lithium-ion battery that could open the gates to better energy storage systems for electric vehicles. The research team was led by professor Katsuya Teshima, director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Science (hereinafter called CEES) at Shinshu University in Japan. They published