Glass electrolyte opens door to alkali metal batteries for electrc vehicles

Solid glass electrolytes could be the key to improving battery performance, according to a team at the University of Texas at Austin, which includes Li-ion cell inventor Professor John Goodenough, who contributed to the use of both LixCoO2 and LixFePO4 in cathodes. The glass electrolyte could be used in all-solid-state cells that are non-combustible, have ...

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