Chemists have studied an elusive property in cathode materials, called a valence gradient, to understand its effect on battery performance. The findings demonstrated that the valence gradient can ...

The proposed approach allows precise and independent control of average composition, slope, and curvature of full concentration gradients in high-nickel cathodes, resulting in lithium-ion batteries ...

Artistic rendering illustrating the key finding that lowering the heat-up rate during cathode preparation for sodium-ion batteries eliminated the strain and cracking problem in core-shell particles ...

Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have announced a groundbreaking advancement in lithium-ion battery technology. Their new design, featuring a dual-gradient ...