An Eco-friendly Electrolyte with Skin Cream Ingredients Enabling Stable and Non-flammable Aqueous Li-ion Batteries

News, Research, Energy, Technology | 12 June 2020

// A research team led by Prof. Yi-Chun Lu, has taken a critical step forward in improving high-energy batteries by introducing a novel electrolyte to the aqueous lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery.  This electrolyte is commonly used in skin cream.  It is inexpensive, non-flammable, less toxic and is eco-friendly, yet can create stable voltage for common usage.  The breakthrough was recently published in the world-leading scientific journal, Nature Materials, a sister journal of Nature. //

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