Solid-state electrolytes could make for denser, safer batteries
Anybody who's ever used a cell phone, tablet, or laptop with a rechargeable battery wants more-more battery life and more usable charging cycles. Owners would also prefer that the batteries powering their devices not catch fire. MIT researchers working in conjunction with the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts say they've solved all three issues with this one weird trick a practical solid-state electrolyte. The very nitty-gritty details have been published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Nature Materials.
MIT visiting professor of materials science and engineering Gerbrand Ceder says using a solid-state electrolyte, rather than the liquids that today's rechargeable batteries use, is a "game changer." According to Ceder, ...