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- Lithium-ion batteries have played a crucial role in the growth of portable electronics for almost 30 years, and are now expanding into electric vehicles and utility applications.
- Their success is largely due to their higher energy density, which comes from the development of advanced electrode materials through solid-state chemistry and physics research in the 1970s and 1980s.
- The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry highlighted the importance of lithium-ion batteries, prompting a reflection on the advancements in cathode chemistry that have made modern battery technology possible, alongside a look at future developments.
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Lithium-ion batteries have aided the portable electronics revolution for nearly three decades. They are now enabling vehicle electrification and beginning to enter the utility industry. The emergence and dominance of lithium-ion batteries are due to their higher energy density compared to other rechargeable battery systems, enabled by the design and development of high-energy density electrode materials. Basic science research, involving solid-state chemistry and physics, has been at the center of this endeavor, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s. With the award of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to the development of lithium-ion batteries, it is enlightening to look back at the evolution of the cathode chemistry that made the modern lithium-ion technology feasible. This review article provides a reflection on how fundamental studies have facilitated the discovery, optimization, and rational design of three major categories of oxide cathodes for lithium-ion batteries, and a personal perspective on the future of this important area.
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