Use of layering-charged polymers in battery technology could boost EV range 10-fold

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-layering-charged-polymers-battery-technology-boost.html

"replacing graphite with Si anode combined with layering-charged polymers... utilizes hydrogen bonding and Coulombic forces with strength 250 kJ/mol... reversible so easy control volumetric expansion... surface high-capacity anode negatively charged, and layering-charged polymers arrayed alternately with positive and negative charges to bind with silicon based anode... polyethylene glycol regulate physical properties and facilitate diffusion... thick high-capacity electrode and maximum energy density"

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