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history of lithium ion batteries

Many people use 18650 batteries on many of their electronic devices.
The 18650 batteries are known for their long-lasting performance and safety mechanisms to ensure the normal operation of the equipment.
Many leading brands are producing these batteries for consumers, such as Sanyo 18650 and Energizer 18650, all of which are actually what they call lithium-ion batteries.
These lithium-ion batteries have been providing rechargeable power to electronic devices for a long time, but when exactly did they appear and what is the history of these batteries?
The first person to come up with the concept of these lithium ion batteries is M. S.
White ham from the University of Exxon Binghamton.
He used a titanium sulfide and lithium to power the battery he designed in the 1970 s.
In terms of electricity, the use of metal lithium is effective for batteries, but they bring certain safety issues and concerns that cannot be carried out commercially unless a safer solution is found.
That\'s why, in 1980, DeepID Yazami conducted some experiments with the help of the electrochemical properties of lithium and the insertion technology of graphite, he worked with the French National Center for Scientific Research at the Grenoble Institute of Technology to publish an article within a year or two, indicating that lithium embedding in graphite is indeed a reversible reaction and can be used to make rechargeable lithium batteries.
In addition, the use of lithium metal is also limited, and some other forms of lithium ion containing are used.
Until the Sony brand released its first commercial lithium-ion battery.
People use these batteries immediately, and now many electronic devices are powered with the help of these rechargeable batteries.
Based on the principle of layered oxide chemistry, these batteries use lithium cobalt oxide instead of the previously used lithium metal.
Many people have done more research and need to develop more cost-effective and safer alternatives to lithium cobalt oxide, in many of the materials developed, there are lithium iron phosphate and many other phosphorus-
Scientists Akshaya Padhi and John Goodenough developed olivines in 1996, and they worked with the team to develop better lithium battery technology.
Stability, safety, cost and performance are several major aspects of further development of this battery.
So far, lithium-ion batteries have become very popular due to their safety mechanisms and their long-term durability and reliability in performance.
Portable devices such as power tools and laptops are equipped with these batteries for reliable maintenance.
Even electric cars and many other serious industries are using these rechargeable lithium batteries as their power supply, as this is a stable and effective way they can rely on.
In 2004, more improvements were made by MIT researchers --
Jiang Ming used very small particles with a diameter of 100nm in lithium batteries.
In this way, the performance of the battery has been further improved, and the capacity has been improved.

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