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. 2020 May 19;11(1):2499.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16259-9.

A retrospective on lithium-ion batteries

Jing Xie  1 , Yi-Chun Lu  2
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A retrospective on lithium-ion batteries

Jing Xie et al. Nat Commun. .

Abstract

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for their contributions in the development of lithium-ion batteries, a technology that has revolutionized our way of life. Here we look back at the milestone discoveries that have shaped the modern lithium-ion batteries for inspirational insights to guide future breakthroughs.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Milestone discoveries that shaped the modern lithium-ion batteries.
The development of (a) anode materials including lithium metal, petroleum coke and graphite, (b) electrolytes with the solvent propylene carbonate (PC), a mixture of ethylene carbonate (EC) and at least one linear carbonate selected from dimethyl carbonate (DMC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) and many additives, (c) cathode materials including conversion-type materials, intercalation materials titanium disulfide (TiS2) and lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2).
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