Stanford researchers led by Profs. Yi Cui and Steven Chu have demonstrated that interfacial layer of hollow carbon nanospheres allows stable lithium metal anode cycling up to a practical current density of 1 mA cm-2.
A team of Stanford engineers has developed an efficient battery that can convert salinity gradient power (a.k.a. “blue energy”) into electricity using low-cost, non-toxic electrode materials.
Rechargeable lithium sulfur batteries have attracted great interest in recent years because of their high theoretical specific energy, which is several times that of current lithium-ion batteries.