By coating the iron sulfide cathodes in polymers, a research team was able to create transition-metal sulfide-based lithium batteries with stable cycling and high safety. After 300 cycles, a lithium carbide iron disulfide pouch cell retained 72.0% capacity with no capacity degradation after 100 cycles.
  • calabast@lemm.eeEnglish
    361·
    3 months ago

    I really like the safety aspect of this, but 72% capacity after 300 cycles seems low. What’s a use case scenario where this is preferable over lipo batteries?

    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
      44·
      3 months ago

      Much more stable chemistry. In stationary applications, like UPS systems and off grid electrical systems, lead acid is still the standard, due to having stable chemistry, very unlikely to catch fire, and a cost to capacity ratio that is still very good.

      The degradation seems pretty bad, but if it’s stable from 300 cycles onwards, you could take 75% as the actual capacity of the battery.

    • TerkErJerbs@lemm.eeEnglish
      131·
      3 months ago

      Boats, planes, drones, phones, bikes… Anywhere that you can maximize storage cell capacity in odd shaped volumes and spaces/designs. It’s great.

    • orrk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Having looked at comparative data, it’s not really out of the norm…

  • orrk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    122·
    3 months ago

    it is so interesting to learn just how far behind articles like this are