Lithium-sulfur battery is a battery technology that has a greater energy density than lithium-ion batteries.
FERMONT, CA: The growth in science, engineering, and technology have made human beings use the changes and enhance the comforts of life and enjoyment. The standard lifestyle causes a high demand for energy intake. The energy should be open whenever, wherever, and under preferred circumstances.
Here comes the use of batteries, which offer portable electrical energy. Chemicals and materials are utilized to manufacture cathodes, anodes, separators, and electrolytes. This influences the properties of batteries. Considering those properties, new battery technologies with evolutionary potential are proposed, which are cheaper, denser, lighter, and more effective.
Sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery is a battery technology similar to lithium-ion batteries. Battery-grade salts of sodium are cheaper than lithium. Here, the battery's positive electrode is composed of sodium-based material. The operation of this battery is very effective and is utilized for stationary applications. It can store the excess electricity generated by renewable energy sources. Nevertheless, the energy density is low when compared to lithium-ion batteries.
Lithium-sulfur battery is a battery technology that has a greater energy density than lithium-ion batteries. The cells' positive electrode is made up of sulfur, and the negative electrode is made of lithium. It is also a type of rechargeable battery with a high specific energy. During charging, the reverse process occurs, and during discharge, the lithium anode is depleted, and sulfur is converted into a variety of chemical compounds. It is employed in the aviation and space industries.
A solid-state battery is another type of battery technology proposed as a substitute for Lithium-ion battery technology. The distinction between the technologies is that ions move from one electrode to another across the liquid electrolyte in Li-ion batteries. Still, in the solid state, a solid compound permits lithium ions to migrate within, substituting the liquid electrolyte. Moreover, the solid compound has very high ionic conductivity. Therefore, these batteries are non-flammable and utilized in pacemakers, RFID and wearable devices.
Battery technology has plenty of obstacles to overwhelm. Yet, with the continuing technological progress, the different batteries powering the future will soon be open.
