Silicon cannot fully replace lithium in batteries, but adding silicon to lithium batteries would make them cheaper and perform for longer. Lithium-ion batteries currently include graphite as a key component. But lithium slips through gaps in graphite’s stacked carbon layers, resulting in a loss of battery storage over time.
The alternative battery technologies can supplement or even replace LIBs in individual applications and thus make the battery market more diverse. The sodium-ion battery in particular is looking especially promising - the industry has also picked up speed here in recent months.
Welded or glued battery casings for instance make it impossible to access the faulty part while software locks, in particular for e-bikes, prevent refurbishment by independent repairers and shortages of spares and tools make it impossible to repair or replace batteries. What are the main barriers to battery replacement?
Lithium-ion batteries currently include graphite as a key component. But lithium slips through gaps in graphite’s stacked carbon layers, resulting in a loss of battery storage over time. Using silicon instead of graphite would reduce this leakage and create lighter batteries.
Morris MacMatzen (Getty Images) The use of elements such as lithium, cobalt and nickel for the production of batteries implies a dependence on scarce (and, therefore, expensive), toxic materials whose extraction and processing causes numerous environmental problems. Two million liters of water are needed to extract 1,000 kilos of lithium.
For example, LIBs in EVs are mostly disposed when the capacity retention is at 80% after repetitive charge/discharge. 2,18 Repurposing the residual 80% lifetime of LIBs for other applications would significantly extend the lifespan of the battery, reducing the need for new batteries to be manufactured.
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