A retrospective on lithium-ion batteries

Jing Xie; Yi-Chun Lu

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16259-9

Nature Communications (May 2020)

A retrospective on lithium-ion batteries

Jing Xie,
Yi-Chun Lu

Affiliations

Jing Xie: Electrochemical Energy and Interfaces Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Yi-Chun Lu: Electrochemical Energy and Interfaces Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16259-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

Abstract

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The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for their contributions in the development of lithium-ion batteries, a technology that has revolutionized our way of life. Here we look back at the milestone discoveries that have shaped the modern lithium-ion batteries for inspirational insights to guide future breakthroughs.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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