Lithium is a chemical element (atomic number 3) that plays distinct roles across multiple scientific topics, including materials science, electrochemistry, and psychiatry. In battery research, lithium’s low atomic mass, high electrochemical potential, and capacity for intercalation into host lattices underpin lithium-ion and solid-state energy storage technologies, where it governs energy density, cycle life, and safety characteristics. In neuropsychopharmacology, lithium salts are studied as mood-stabilizing agents, with research focusing on their modulation of intracellular signaling pathways, neuroprotective effects, and impacts on synaptic plasticity and circadian regulation, although precise molecular mechanisms remain incompletely resolved.
Lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) batteries are promising due to their high theoretical energy density. However, the poor catalytic performance of the technology's air cathode impeded its commercialization.
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As electric vehicles and personal portable electronics become more ubiquitous, researchers are trying to solve some of the major limitations of current lithium-ion battery technology, which uses a graphite anode and a lithium-based ...
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With a high energy density, Li-O2 batteries have become a state-of-the-art battery technology. Inside the Li-O2 battery, the generation and disintegration of the discharged product solid lithium peroxide (Li2O2) have a significant ...
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A study of Li-metal batteries by the research team led by Dr. Byung Gon Kim at Next-Generation Battery Research Center of Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) was published as a cover paper in the international ...
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