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From laboratory innovations to materials manufacturing for lithium-based batteries

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  • Jie Xiao

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    University of Washington)

  • Feifei Shi

    (Penn State University)

  • Tobias Glossmann

    (Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America, Inc)

  • Christopher Burnett

    (Thermo Fisher Scientific)

  • Zhao Liu

    (Thermo Fisher Scientific)

Abstract

While great progress has been witnessed in unlocking the potential of new battery materials in the laboratory, further stepping into materials and components manufacturing requires us to identify and tackle scientific challenges from very different viewpoints. It is not uncommon that practical considerations prove insurmountable after scientists make promising discoveries in the laboratory. Herein, we discuss the knowledge gap between materials research and cost-effective materials scale-up for further industry manufacturing. From a few grams of materials synthesis in the laboratory to kilograms and tons of mass production, there are many blind spots in terms of yields, impurities and quality control in which materials science can play a key role but is overlooked. With a focus on next-generation lithium ion and lithium metal batteries, we briefly review challenges and opportunities in scaling up lithium-based battery materials and components to accelerate future low-cost battery manufacturing.

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  • Jie Xiao & Feifei Shi & Tobias Glossmann & Christopher Burnett & Zhao Liu, 2023. "From laboratory innovations to materials manufacturing for lithium-based batteries," Nature Energy, Nature, vol. 8(4), pages 329-339, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natene:v:8:y:2023:i:4:d:10.1038_s41560-023-01221-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41560-023-01221-y
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    1. Gogwon Choe & Hyungsub Kim & Jaesub Kwon & Woochul Jung & Kyu-Young Park & Yong-Tae Kim, 2024. "Re-evaluation of battery-grade lithium purity toward sustainable batteries," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
    2. Hanrui Zhang & Ying Han & Jianwei Lai & Joseph Wolf & Zhen Lei & Yang Yang & Feifei Shi, 2024. "Direct extraction of lithium from ores by electrochemical leaching," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.

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