A new way to quench lithium-ion battery fires (IMAGE)

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

A new way to quench lithium-ion battery fires

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In a study at Stanford and SLAC, lithium-ion pouch batteries made with today's commercial current collectors (top row) caught fire when exposed to an open flame and burned vigorously until all the electrolyte burned away. Batteries with the new flame-retardant collectors (bottom row) produced weak flames that went out within a few seconds, and did not flare up again even when the scientists tried to relight them.

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Yusheng Ye/Stanford University

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