Quality over quantity for better battery cathode materials (IMAGE)

Tsinghua University Press

Quality over quantity for better battery cathode materials

Caption

Researchers put two newly developed cathode materials head-to-head to determine how densities of active sites — where ions react to gain electrons and create a battery’s charge — affect electrochemical performance. The framework on the right has better electrochemical performance.

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Energy Materials and Devices, Tsinghua University Press

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