This invention consists of a self-healing polymer that can be applied to silicon electrodes to keep them from cracking and falling apart during battery operation.
This battery electrode practically heals itself!
"Self-healing is very important for the survival and long lifetimes of animals and plants. We want to incorporate this feature into lithium ion batteries so they will have a long lifetime as well.” Said Stanford post-doctoral researcher Chao Wang (ref).
The practical use and applications for this self-healing electrode made from silicon micro particles is its wide use in the semiconductor and solar cell industry. Also it may lead to the creation of a new generation of lithium ion batteries for electric cars, cell phones and other devices
Credits of this study:
Stanford University and the Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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