Tuesday, 10 April, 2012

Nanotechnology - Improved Batteries with Carbon Nanoparticles

 

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From smartphones to e-bikes, the number of mobile electronic devices is steadily growing around the world. As a result, there is an increased need for batteries that are small and light, yet powerful. As the potential for the further improvement of lithium-ion batteries is nearly exhausted, experts are now turning to a new and promising power storage device: lithium-sulfur batteries. In an important step toward the further development of this type of battery, a team led by Professor Thomas Bein of LMU Munich and Linda Nazar of Waterloo University in Canada has developed porous carbon nanoparticles that utilize sulfur molecules to achieve the greatest possible efficiency. (Angewandte Chemie, 10 April 2012)

Press information LMU (english)
Publication"Spherical Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Nanoparticles with High Porosity for LithiumSulfur Batteries"