The big problem of batteries for smartphones could be solved by Rice University, which has developed a new lithium ion battery that has three times the capacity of normal batteries. We are talking about a prototype of this battery that was developed and tested by the university, apparently succeeding where the battery manufacturers were not lucky.
According to the Rice University researchers, these new batteries applied an even layer of lithium over all the carbon components, avoiding a problem that now prevents current batteries from expanding their capacity. Researchers have succeeded in creating hybrid nanotubes for cells, which would replace the graphite anodes used in current lithium ion batteries on the market.
The prototype of the battery developed by Rice University researchers is able to store up to 3351 mAh for each gram of lithium, a clearly superior ratio to that of current batteries. Thanks to this innovation, battery manufacturers could have the perfect technology to solve the biggest problem of current mobile terminals.
Without saying that the current achievement is not important, we still have to wonder why the battery manufacturers failed to do something similar with the batteries they produce. Although Rice University researchers managed to produce an extremely interesting battery prototype, it is unlikely that the technology can be used in the coming years for the batteries that will be launched on the market.
"Rice University scientists have created a rechargeable lithium metal battery with three times the capacity of commercial lithium-ion batteries by solving something that has long stumped researchers: the dendrite problem. The Rice battery stores lithium in a unique anode, a seamless hybrid of graphene and carbon nanotubes."
