Scientists in Germany say that a rechargeable battery that works on the basis of fluoride transfer between electrodes could have a better storage capacity than current batteries.
The battery, developed by Maximilian Fichtner and Munnangi Anji Reddy from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, is based on a ‘fluoride shuttle’ – the reversible transfer of fluoride anions from one electrode to the other, depending on whether the battery is being charged or discharged. Interested to know more? Read the full article in Chemistry World here…
The lightweight batteries perform as well as heavier batteries, which is important for mobile applications
Batteries based on fluoride shuttle
M. Anji Reddy and M. Fichtner
J. Mater. Chem., 2011
DOI: 10.1039/c1jm13535j
