The use of this resource raises concerns about the limited supply of transition metals along with the associated environmental footprint. Organic rechargeable batteries, which are transition-metal-free, eco-friendly and cost-effective, are promising alternatives to current lithium-ion batteries that could alleviate these mounting concerns.
MIT researchers have now designed a battery material that could offer a more sustainable way to power electric cars. The new lithium-ion battery includes a cathode based on organic materials, instead of cobalt or nickel (another metal often used in lithium-ion batteries).
The appropriate selection or tailoring of redox-active organic materials may enable the replacement of these components with environmentally and economically more viable options. With continued and concerted efforts to improve the performance and sustainability of organic batteries, a greener rechargeable world is probably not too far off.
Hence, carbonyl-containing organic electrodes have emerged as a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries, offering advantages such as high power density, structural versatility, flexibility, insolubility, and sustainability.
Nevertheless, due to the enormous success of graphite-based and inorganic electrode materials in both research and commercialization, organic materials have received very little attention in the past several decades for the development of battery systems.
In the switch to “greener” energy sources, the demand for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries is surging. However, their cathodes typically contain cobalt — a metal whose extraction has high environmental and societal costs.
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MIT researchers have now designed a battery material that could offer a more sustainable way to power electric cars. The new lithium-ion battery includes a cathode based …
The resulting all-organic lab-based battery offered a long cycle life – up to 3,500 full charge/discharge cycles – high capacity, and good performance even in cold conditions.
Researchers at the University of New South Wales have made progress in developing their proton battery, which they believe will be cheaper than lithium-ion and safer …
Organic rechargeable batteries, which are transition-metal-free, eco-friendly and cost-effective, are promising alternatives to current lithium-ion batteries that...
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Now, researchers in ACS Central Science report evaluating an earth-abundant, carbon-based cathode material that could replace cobalt and other scarce and toxic metals …
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Now, researchers in ACS Central Science report evaluating an earth-abundant, carbon-based cathode material that could replace cobalt and other scarce and toxic metals without sacrificing lithium-ion battery performance.