Researchers developed a low-cost, high-performance, sustainable lead-based anode for lithium-ion batteries that can power hybrid and all-electric vehicles. They also uncovered its previously unknown reaction mechanism during charge and discharge. . Scientists have built a new a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery anode that incorporates iron oxide, the main component of rust, into microscopic, porous hollow carbon structures, and can improve battery performance. This image shows a lithium-ion battery, a lead-based core-shell particle developed for the new lead-based anode, the element lead in the periodic table, and a traditional lead-acid battery used in most automobiles. . A collaborative research team led by Professor Chen Wanghua from the Faculty of Physical Science and Technology at Ningbo University, alongside researchers from Ningbo University of Technology and Ningbo Institute of Technology, has announced a breakthrough in solid-state lithium battery anode. .
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