Figure 1. Silicon particles in a lithium-ion battery protected by a polymer binder mesh (IMAGE)

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Figure 1. Silicon particles in a lithium-ion battery protected by a polymer binder mesh

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Polymer binders can make lithium-ion batteries suitable for practical application in electric vehicles and other advanced electronics such as drones, thanks to the stabilizing effects they have on silicon anodes.

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Noriyoshi Matsumi from JAIST.

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