BATTERY 1 (IMAGE)

Rice University

BATTERY 1

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An illustration shows a battery's cathode undergoing phase transition from iron phosphate (FP) to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) during charging. Simulations by Rice University scientists showed that adding defects -- distortions in their crystal lattices -- could help batteries charge faster.

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Kaiqi Yang/Rice University

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