{"id":25706,"date":"2022-09-27T10:20:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T09:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=25706"},"modified":"2022-09-27T10:20:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T09:20:55","slug":"tackling-electric-vehicle-challenges-with-new-battery-electrode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/tackling-electric-vehicle-challenges-with-new-battery-electrode\/25706\/","title":{"rendered":"Tackling electric vehicle challenges with a new battery electrode"},"content":{"rendered":"
Electric vehicles (EVs) are at the heart of the clean energy transition, assisting in global decarbonisation efforts. As the global shift to EVs gains traction, it must be guaranteed that their remaining major issues are tackled. To ensure that there are no barriers facing EV uptake, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin<\/a> are addressing the two biggest challenges currently facing EVs, limited range<\/a> and slow recharging, by creating a new type of lithium-ion battery electrode.<\/p>\n The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. <\/em><\/p>\n In order to tackle the major issues of EVs, the researchers fabricated a new type of electrode for lithium-ion batteries that has the potential to unleash greater power and faster charging. The electrode, the positively and negatively charged part of the battery, was made thicker using magnets to create a unique alignment that sidesteps common problems associated with sizing up this vital component.<\/p>\n To create thickness, the team used thin two-dimensional materials as the building blocks of the electrode, and then used a magnetic field to manipulate the orientation of the materials. During the fabrication process, the researchers used commercially available magnets to arrange the two-dimensional magnets in a vertical alignment. This created a fast lane for ions to travel through the electrode.<\/p>\n The magnetic field used by the researchers could facilitate twice the range on a single charge for an EV, compared with a battery using a current, commercial electrode.<\/p>\nUtilising magnetic fields<\/h3>\n