Nanopower: Avoiding Electrolyte Failure in Nanoscale Lithum Batteries (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Nanopower: Avoiding Electrolyte Failure in Nanoscale Lithum Batteries

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Using a transmission electron microscope, NIST researchers were able to watch individual nano-sized batteries with electrolytes of different thicknesses charge and discharge. The NIST team discovered that there is likely a lower limit to how thin an electrolyte layer can be made before it causes the battery to malfunction.

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Talin/NIST

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