Soon, non-flammable batteries for your smart phone - lithium ion batteries for sale
The electrolyte of the battery will soon be replaced by a material called PFPE.
Scientists led by the University of North Carolina chemist Joseph de Simon stumbled upon PFPE while studying a material that prevents marine organisms from attaching to the bottom of the boat.
It paved the way for the development of a new generation of lithium
Ion batteries that do not spontaneously burn at high temperatures.
"There is a lot of demand for these batteries, and there is a lot of demand to make them safer," said desimon, an outstanding chemistry professor at the University of North Carolina's School of Arts and Sciences.
"Researchers have been looking for ways to replace this electrolyte for years, but no one has thought of using this material PFPE as the primary electrolyte material for lithium
Ion battery before
"In the past, researchers have identified alternative non-
Flammable electrolyte for lithium-
But these alternatives compromise the performance of lithium ions.
Besides right and wrong
The flammable PFPE exhibits very interesting properties, such as its ion transport, the researchers said.
"This makes this electrolyte different from previous findings," said the study, published in the Journal of the National Academy of Sciences.