MIT Researchers Develop Long Lasting Batteries
With technology barreling forward, trips to Mars, Flying Cars, Drones, you would think we could come up with a solution to extend the life of batteries. Well researchers at MIT and Brookhaven National Labs think they may have a solution. In a paper written by Jinhyuk Lee evidence shows disordered materials are holding a longer charge than structured layered materials. See, lithium ions from standard rechargeable batteries are pulled back and forth over the course of use, hurting the integrity of the materials over time. In a layered battery the charge is held in the cathodes which are made of crystalline materials. However, researchers have found a disordered layer can provide large boosts in cathode performance allowing a battery to hold a longer a charge. Maybe in the future scientists will figure out way where batteries will have an infinite charge. Just one man’s dream.
