Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Tracing the origin of lithium in Li-ion batteries using lithium isotopes

  • Anne-Marie Desaulty,
  • Daniel Monfort Climent,
  • Gaétan Lefebvre,
  • Antonella Cristiano-Tassi,
  • David Peralta,
  • Sébastien Perret,
  • Anthony Urban,
  • Catherine Guerrot

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31850-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Rechargeable Li-ion batteries play a key role in the energy transition towards clean energy. It is challenging for end users to ensure that Li comes from environmentally and responsible sources. Here the authors show that Li isotope ‘fingerprints’ are a useful tool for determining the origin of Li in battery.