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Oct , 31 2025
Binders are the unsung heroes of battery electrode fabrication—though they typically account for just 2–5 wt% of an electrode’s total mass, their impact on battery performance, stability, and scalability is profound. In battery laboratories, researchers rely on a diverse range of binders to address the unique challenges of emerging electrode materials (e.g., silicon, sulfur, sodium-based compounds...
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Nov , 14 2025
In the field of basic lithium-ion battery research, "unrepeatable experimental data and no basis for electrode selection" have long been key pain points plaguing researchers. Recently, a major breakthrough has been achieved in a study focusing on the standardized parameters of glassy carbon electrodes (GCEs) for lithium-ion batteries. After systematically testing GCEs of different specifications r...
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Nov , 28 2025
Since its isolation in 2004, graphene—a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice—has revolutionized materials science with its extraordinary properties: exceptional electrical conductivity (10⁴–10⁵ S/m, 100x higher than copper), ultra-high specific surface area (2630 m²/g), superior mechanical strength (130 GPa), and excellent thermal stability. These attributes make it a game-...
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Dec , 05 2025
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have emerged as one of the most promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) for large-scale energy storage and low-cost portable electronics, thanks to sodium’s abundant reserves, low cost, and similar electrochemical behavior to lithium. However, SIBs face critical challenges: the larger ionic radius of Na⁺ (1.02 Å vs. Li⁺’s 0.76 Å) leads to slower ion diffu...
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Dec , 19 2025
This is a battery grade high-purity chemical precursor. Lithium oxide (Li2O) is a white powder, mainly designed for synthesizing various lithium based solid electrolytes, and is one of the core materials for developing the next generation of solid-state batteries. Lithium oxide (Li2O) is highly hygroscopic and quickly reacts with moisture in the air to form lithium hydroxide (LiOH). This...
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Apr , 30 2026
The global demand for high-performance, safe, and cost-effective energy storage solutions has never been greater, driven by the rapid growth of electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy integration, and portable electronics. At the heart of every advanced lithium-ion battery lies the cathode material, which determines key performance metrics such as energy density, cycle life, safety, and cost. Am...
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Jul , 10 2026
1.What is a battery powder press machine? A battery powder press machine is an essential core forming equipment in the research, development, and production of new energy batteries. Simply put, it is an industrial device that uses precisely controlled pressure to compress battery powder materials—such as cathode, anode, and solid electrolyte—into electrode sheets or green compacts with spec...
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Jul , 23 2026
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) dominate modern energy storage, powering consumer electronics, electric vehicles (EVs), and grid-scale systems. Cathode materials determine energy density, cycle life, cost, and safety, among which lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides (LiNiₓMnᵧCo_zO₂, NMC) stand out as the most widely adopted layered oxides. The NMC cathode precursor—typically nickel-manganese-cobalt...
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Jul , 31 2026
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are regarded as a promising low-cost alternative to lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage. Hard carbon (HC) is the most practical anode material for SIBs, because graphite cannot accommodate sodium ions effectively. Kuraray KURANODE™, a commercial biomass-derived hard carbon, has become a widely adopted reference material in academic and industrial SIB re...
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