Seminal Literature

Milestones In The Invention Of Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries Stanley Whittingham demonstrates the first cathodes capable of intercalating lithium using TiS2 and other dichalcogenides 1,2. 1970s.

1 Whittingham. Science. 1976 2 Whittingham, Prog. Solid St. Chem 1978

John Goodenough employs the use of cathode materials LiCoO2) capable of reversibly intercalating Li+ at high voltages 4. 1980.

Sony releases the first successful commercial Li-ion battery 1991.

2019 Nobel prize in Chemistry awarded “for the development of lithium-ion batteriesˮ.

4 Mizushima et al. Mater. Res. Bull. 1980

Rachid Yazami shows successful intercalation of lithium into graphite using polymer electrolytes 5 1983. 5 Yazami, J. Pow. Source. 1983 Picture taken from Sony Archives

1970s Michel Armand introduces the concept of a “rocking-chairˮ battery, which stores energy by shuttling ions between different anode and cathode intercalating materials3. 1970s 3 Mauger et al. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2020

Akira Yoshino demonstrates a rechargeable Li-ion battery using a carbonaceous material as the anode while working for Asahi Kasei Corporation6. 1985 patent].

Advances in lithium-ion materials, now ubiquitous, continue with new cathode chemistries, such as LTO 7, NMC 8, and LFP9.

6 Profile of Akira Yoshino

7 Ferg et al. J. Electrochem. Soc. 1994 8 Delmas et al. Solid State Ion. 1992 9 Padhi et al J. Electrochem. Soc. 1997

CURRENT

Continued development of fundamentals, materials, and applications of Li-ion batteries

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