Lithium-sulphur battery with biomimicry design stores five times more energy than lithium-ion and lasts long

Briefing

Lithium-sulphur battery with biomimicry design stores five times more energy than lithium-ion and lasts long

December 16, 2016

Briefing

  • Energy dense battery – University of Cambridge researchers made lithium-sulphur cell battery with five times energy density of lithium-ion batteries
  • Longer-lasting – Battery design mimics function of villi in human intestines, absorbing lost poly-sulphides, which prevents battery from degrading and ensures it lasts longer compared to other lithium-sulphur cell batteries
  • Test results – Has almost same stability level as lithium-ion, losing 0.05% of energy capacity per cycle after 200 charging cycles

Accelerator

Sector

Energy

Organization

University of Cambridge

Source

Original Publication Date

November 13, 2016

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