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We all know that the main and really only downside to owning and driving an EV is the limited capacity of its battery, which translates into a range figure which is much lower than that of a normal car, regardless of the fact that the range is usually more than enough for 99.9% of people’s commute needs.
Now, though, researchers at Rice University and Lockheed Martin have apparently found a way to produce high-performance anodes from a single wafer of silicone, with silicone replacing the conventional graphite, in the manufacturing process of batteries.
However, not only is silicone more abundant in nature, but according to a previous study, it can apparently soak up 10 times more lithium than the graphite it may replace. This basically means that batteries could be made to store more energy, as well as last longer and vastly increase the number of charge/discharge cycles a battery can endure, without loss of capacity.
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However, not only is silicone more abundant in nature, but according to a previous study, it can apparently soak up 10 times more lithium than the graphite it may replace. This basically means that batteries could be made to store more energy, as well as last longer and vastly increase the number of charge/discharge cycles a battery can endure, without loss of capacity.
Story via sicenceblog.com
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