Batteries supply electrons by undergoing reversible chemical reactions. That has meant that all the reactants have to be inside the battery, which adds to its weight and volume. Lithium-air batteries ...

The field of lithium-oxygen battery research is advancing rapidly as scientists explore avenues to capitalise on the ultra-high theoretical energy density offered by this technology. Researchers are ...

Lithium-air batteries sound too good to be true—using the oxygen available in the air to produce electricity. Theoretically, they could become serious competitors to lithium-ion batteries; but so far, ...

A new kind of lithium-oxygen battery, using glass nanoparticles of lithium oxides, could provide more energy, and much better stability and energy efficiency, report scientists. Lithium-air batteries ...

A new type of lithium-oxygen battery could pack more energy and last longer than its predecessors. Lithium-oxygen cells are made of two electrodes, an anode and a cathode, separated by a substance ...

Relay Orbital Hybridization Boosts Lithium–Oxygen Battery Catalysis. Schematic illustration of phosphorus-doped MnMoO₄ hollow nanospheres enabling “relay orbital hybridization.” Internal Mo–P orbital ...

If you’re reading this with a rechargeable battery powered appliance, the chances are it’s a lithium-ion battery based on intercalation chemistry. But with increasing demands for higher energy density ...

It's a solar cell! No... it's a rechargeable lithium-air battery! No... wait... it's both: It's the world's first all-in-one solar battery! The new device, developed ...

Lithium-oxygen systems could someday outperform today's lithium-ion batteries because of their potential for high energy density. However, a number of important issues, such as their poor ...

Studies indicate that they occur less frequently than in combustion cars, but the chemistry and battery components make them more intense and require different, and more challenging, techniques to ...