articleAdvanced MaterialsDec 8, 2014GREEN OA

The Lithium/Air Battery: Still an Emerging System or a Practical Reality?

Helmholtz-Institute Ulm · Sapienza University of Rome · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Lithium/air is a fascinating energy storage system. The effective exploitation of air as a battery electrode has been the long-time dream of the battery community. Air is, in principle, a no-cost material characterized by a very high specific capacity value. In the particular case of the lithium/air system, energy levels approaching that of gasoline have been postulated. It is then not surprising that, in the course of the last decade, great attention has been devoted to this battery by various top academic and industrial laboratories worldwide. This intense investigation, however, has soon highlighted a series of issues that prevent a rapid development of the Li/air electrochemical system. Although several…

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  • Battery (electricity)
  • Lithium (medication)
  • Energy storage
  • Lithium-ion battery
  • Risk analysis (engineering)
  • Computer science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Materials science
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Affordable and clean energy
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