Researchers at an American university have developed a new type of material for the manufacture of batteries that could allow them to be charged in a few seconds. We are talking about a new type of material called MXene, which was specially created to allow the battery electrodes to be charged in a very short period of time without affecting their longevity, the main problem of current batteries.
MXene is a material with a very high electrical conductivity, allowing the charging and discharging of batteries in just a few seconds, even for very large capacity batteries. MXene is a nanomaterial that has a shape similar to that of a sandwich, being composed of oxide with a conductive carbon, but also with a metal filling, the combination allowing the production of these "super" batteries.
MXene used in batteries has a structure similar to that of some Pringles chips in a box, and in combination with a material called hydrogel, energy transfer is made much easier. The innovation allows the creation of batteries for smartphones and electric vehicles, which will be clearly superior to those used at the moment, with the potential to revolutionize both industries in the coming years.
Batteries for electric cars that would charge in just a few seconds could completely eliminate someone's desire to look for a fuel-powered car, especially if their longevity and capacity will be extended. MXene is a revolutionary material for the future of batteries, but it remains to be seen if this innovation will ever be transformed into a product that can be sold on the market.
"We demonstrated charging of thin MXene electrodes in tens of milliseconds. This is enabled by the very high electronic conductivity of MXene. This paves the way to development of ultrafast energy storage devices that can be charged and discharged within seconds, but store much more energy than conventional supercapacitors."
