LITHIUM 1 (IMAGE)

Rice University

LITHIUM 1

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An illustration shows the growth of a lithium-deficient phase (blue) at the expense of a Lithium-rich phase (red) in a lithium iron phosphate microrod. Rice University researchers led a study that found defects in a common cathode material for lithium-ion batteries can potentially improve performance over perfect electrodes by allowing for lithium transport over much more surface area than previously thought possible.

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Mesoscale Materials Modeling Group/Rice University

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