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Paperlike Battery Electrode made with Glass-Ceramic

Gurpreet Singh, Kansas State University associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, and his research team have developed a paperlike battery electrode using silicon oxycarbide glass and graphene. Credit: Kansas State University

Gurpreet Singh, Kansas State University associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, and his research team have developed a paperlike battery electrode using silicon oxycarbide glass and graphene. Credit: Kansas State University

It may improve tools for space exploration or unmanned aerial vehicles. A/Prof Gurpreet Singh of mechanical and nuclear engineering, and his research team created the battery electrode using silicon oxycarbide-glass and graphene.

The battery electrode has all the right characteristics. It is >10% lighter than other battery electrodes. It has close to 100% cycling efficiency for >1000 charge discharge cycles. It is made of low-cost materials that are byproducts of the silicone industry...

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