Additives to stop lithium fires
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In a study that could improve the safety of next-generation batteries, researchers have shown that additives placed in the electrolyte of a lithium metal battery prevented the formation of dendrites the key sources of battery shorts and fires.
The findings, published June 17 in Nature Communications, could help remove a major barrier to developing lithium-sulfur and lithium-air batteries, promising future technologies that could store up to 10 times more energy per weight than batteries now used in consumer electronics and electric cars.
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