CleanTechnica (June 3) -- For the first time, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have experimentally shown that the thermal conductivity of lithium cobalt oxide (LixCoO2), an important material for electrochemical energy storage, can be reversibly electrochemically modulated over a considerable range. A better understanding of the thermal properties of battery electrodes may help in the design of batteries that can be charged more rapidly, deliver more power, and operate with a greater margin of safety. Also: Phys.Org (June 3), ScienceBlog (June 3), R&D Magazine (June 4), Azom.com (Warriewood, New South Wales, June 4).
A better understanding of the thermal properties of battery electrodes may help in the design of batteries that can be charged more rapidly, deliver more power, and operate with a greater margin of safety, since the heat generated during fast cycling and temperature variations in general are very detrimental to lithium-ion batteries. - See more at: http://engineering.illinois.edu/news/article/8224#sthash.Wq5NjdYw.dpuf
For the first time, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have experimentally shown that the thermal conductivity of lithium cobalt oxide (LixCoO2), an important material for electrochemical energy storage, can be reversibly electrochemically modulated over a considerable range. - See more at: http://engineering.illinois.edu/news/article/8224#sthash.Wq5NjdYw.dpuf