An illustration of electrolyte molecules arranging themselves into layers within a few nanometers of a battery electrode. Lithium ions (purple balls) must navigate through these layers on their way in and out of an electrode during battery charging and discharging.
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The new SLAC-Stanford Battery Center aims to bridge the gaps between discovering, manufacturing and deploying innovative energy storage solutions.
Studies of atomic-level processes that drain battery life and efficiency help improve battery performance.
The new SLAC-Stanford Battery Center aims to bridge the gaps between discovering, manufacturing and deploying innovative energy storage solutions.
Studies of atomic-level processes that drain battery life and efficiency help improve battery performance.
In this illustration, the pairs of red spheres are escaping oxygen atoms and purple spheres are metal ions. This new understanding could lead to...
