Cobalt-Free, Anode-Free: A Simpler Route to High-Energy Cells?

Amode Free LNO

Anode-free lithium batteries take “delete the anode” to its extreme: instead of shipping graphite or a lithium foil, the cell starts with bare copper on the negative side. All the lithium comes from the cathode on first charge and plates itself onto that copper. Removing the graphite host lifts both gravimetric and volumetric energy density, … Read more