NSF-supported researchers have discovered the true shape of Lithium metal.
NSF-supported researchers at UCLA have discovered the intrinsic morphology of metallic lithium to be that of a rhombic dodecahedron.This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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A new refrigerator for molecules
Sodium atoms (yellow spheres) collide with sodium-lithium molecules (combined-yellow-red-spheres). The atom-molecule mixture is trapped in an optical trap whose effective edge is shown as a white rim. As the trap is loosened (depicted as a dimmer rim), the most energetic sodium atoms leave the ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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Handling a cycled half-cell with inactive lithium on its surface
Chengcheng Fang, a materials science and engineering Ph.D. student at the University of California, San Diego, handles a cycled half-cell with inactive lithium on its surface as part of a study on why lithium metal batteries fail.
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Using technique to quantify inactive lithium
Chengcheng Fang uses a technique developed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, to quantify inactive lithium.
[Research supported by National Science Foundation grants ECCS 1542148 and CHE 1338173.]
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Adding water to a sample of inactive lithium
as part of a study on why lithium metal batteries fail.
[Research supported by National Science Foundation grants ECCS 1542148 and CHE 1338173.]
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Cracked particles in lithium-ion batteries
A multi-institute team of researchers has developed the most comprehensive view yet of lithium-ion battery electrodes, where most damage typically occurs from charging them repeatedly. Manufacturers could use this information to design batteries for your smartphone or car that are both more ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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' Blue-green  solution for recycling world  s batteries (Image 1)
A solution turns green as it pulls cobalt from a spent lithium-ion cathode. Rice University researchers are developing an environmentally friendly method to recover valuable metals from used batteries. [Image 1 of 5 related images. See Image ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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' Blue-green  solution for recycling world  s batteries (Image 5)
The blue-green color of solutions reveals the presence of cobalt, taken from spent lithium-ion batteries through a new process developed at Rice University. [Image 5 of 5 related images. Back to Image 1.]
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' Blue-green  solution for recycling world  s batteries (Image 4)
Rice University research scientist Babu Ganguliand and graduate student Kimmai Tran display test tubes with the eutectic solvent they developed and varying concentrations of cobalt drawn into the solution. They are developing the solvent to extract cobalt and lithium from spent lithium-ion ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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' Blue-green  solution for recycling world  s batteries (Image 3)
A solution turns green as it pulls cobalt from a spent lithium-ion cathode. Rice University researchers are developing an environmentally friendly method to recover valuable metals from used batteries. [Image 3 of 5 related images. See Image ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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' Blue-green  solution for recycling world  s batteries (Image 2)
Rice University graduate student Kimmai Tran and colleagues have developed an environmentally friendly solution to remove valuable cobalt and lithium metals from spent lithium-ion batteries. [Image 2 of 5 related images. See Image 3.]
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Technique converts bulk alloys to oxide nanowires
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a low-cost technique for converting bulk powders directly to oxide nanowires. Shown here is a crucible in which an alloy of lithium and aluminum is being formed.
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