Five Innovative Battery Technologies: Lithium Battery has Great Green Space

According to foreign media reports, batteries have been integrated into our daily life, electric vehicles, flashlights, remote control, it seems that our life has long been inseparable from batteries. Fortunately, the batteries of the future are moving in a sustainable direction. We have compiled five examples of future innovative battery technology for readers to review. Here are some examples:

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1. New batteries powered by human skin

Smart wearable devices such as smart wristwatches, Bluetooth headsets, and smart clothing are becoming more popular today, tracking and recording users 'breathing, heart rate, and other physical parameters. To solve the power problem with the wearable device, researchers are developing a battery that uses electrodes attached to the user's skin.

The innovative battery is currently being tested. When the fingers Pat the skin, the electricity generated can light up to 12 LED bulbs. It is worth mentioning that the electrode can capture the current on the skin. The thickness of the gold film layer is 50 nanometers. It is located below the siliconerubber layer. The latter consists of many small columns, which in turn increases the skin contact surface.

2. Quick ChargeTech

Not so long ago, when a smartphone ran out of power, that meant users had to plug in a charger and wait 30-60 minutes to get the device fully charged. Today, some fast charging technology can shorten the charging speed to one-sixth of the previous one. For example, Qualcomm's "5for 5" innovative technology, which aims to provide super-fast charging services for phones and smart devices using Primus chips, not only dramatically reduces charging time, is the highlight of "five minutes of charging, five hours of talking". It also avoids waiting for charging. In addition, the technology has also slowed electricity consumption and reduced the amount of electricity required to pay.

3. Safer solid state batteries

Researchers have developed several solid-state batteries that are ahead of the currently popular lithium-ion batteries in many ways. In addition, solid-state batteries are more secure, have a longer service life, and are more powerful. This new type of rechargeable battery can charge hundreds of thousands of times, and other materials are worn for landfill treatment. Solid state batteries increase power by more than 30 %, which means that after charging, they will last longer. Since solid-state rechargeable batteries are non-flammable, they are an excellent type of in-vehicle batteries for electric vehicles.

4. Lithium-ion batteries

Although solid-state batteries provide a variety of environmental features, VisualCapitol believes that lithium-ion batteries have more room for improvement in environmental protection. It is estimated that in the future, the power of lithium-ion batteries will increase by 6-7 % year by year, thanks to the continuous adjustment of the content of aluminum, cobalt, manganese, nickel and other metals in the cathode of lithium-ion batteries. A large number of experiments have been carried out on the above materials to continuously explore the optimal ratio of various materials, so as to extend the service life of the cathode and improve its energy efficiency. Currently, researchers are testing Silicon anodes, the materials of which increase battery power tenfold over the current graphite anodes.

5. Flexiblebattery

Inspired by Japanese Origami techniques, the research team at Arizona State University has adopted a flexible energy storage technology that has developed lithium-ion batteries with a large number of folds and cuts that enhance the ductility and flexibility of batteries.

The flexible battery is said to look like an elastic wristband, one of the most important parts of a smartwatch. Due to the malleability of the wristband, such extensible Eurostar batteries may be sewn into smart clothes. The power supply of smart wearable devices may eventually be driven by such batteries, which consume less resources than traditional bulk batteries.

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