Riverside engineers have created improved batteries

Silicon polymer and battery used for the study.

A University of California team using silica has made lithium-ion batteries that work three times as much without recharging.

A team of California scientists found that nanotubes for anodes of lithium-ion batteries with silica can have three times the capacity, compared to standard devices in which the anode is made of carbon. The team initially focused on silicon dioxide because it is an extremely common compound, an environmentally friendly, non-toxic component used in many other products.

The main conclusion of the developers of the new technology: silicon dioxide nanotubes are very stable and efficient for batteries, which means a longer life. So, the nanotubes for the anode from SiO 2 can withstand 100 cycles, without losing the ability to store energy and the authors are confident that they can be raised hundreds of times.

Source: nauka24news.ru/