Iron fluoride cathode materials have emerged as a promising class for next-generation rechargeable batteries, offering high theoretical energy densities and the potential for both lithium-ion and ...

The development of lithium-7 fluoride production technology is seen as a key step in Russia for the proposed future molten salt reactors. (Image: Rosatom) There is currently no industrial production ...

Brookhaven scientists researching materials for lithium batteries at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials in the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Pictured from left to right are: (top row) Jianming ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland, in conjunction with Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new battery cathode material that they say could triple the energy density of lithium-ion ...

Jinsong Zhang (left) and Mario El Kazzi with a test cell of the all-solid-state battery developed at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI. The two researchers developed a process that combines mild ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The chemical element that makes up most of today's batteries, lithium, may soon be challenged by its polar opposite on the periodic table: fluoride. Yes, the same stuff in ...

With a fluoride-based electrolyte that’s liquid at room temperature, along with suitable electrodes, researchers hope to exploit the high energy-storage potential of this otherwise challenging element ...

A Russian company has developed a production process for lithium-7 fluoride. Lithium-7 fluoride, to be used in the molten salt reactor, is produced by solid-phase synthesis. The development is crucial ...

Researchers from around the world are looking for the successor to the lithium-ion battery for electric cars, power tools, and electronics—one that will store more energy with less size and weight, ...

As the demand for smartphones, electric vehicles, and renewable energy continues to rise, researchers are searching for ways to improve lithium-ion batteries—the most common type of battery found in ...