Can you imagine a world without batteries?
Our mobile phones, laptops and cars rely on them. However, lithium-ion batteries, the current standard, are nearing their limits.
The search is on for next-generation batteries. Li-air batteries promise longer-lasting batteries but face challenges with slow oxygen reactions . That’s where perfluorochemicals come in. These synthetic compounds composed of carbon and fluorine atoms could supercharge battery performance by enhancing oxygen transport. In a recent review paper published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces by researchers from RMIT University, Annelisa Rigoni, Prof Michelle Spencer, working with CSIRO‘s Dr Michael Breedon, examined how perfluorochemicals could transform Li-air batteries, paving the way for enhanced energy solutions.
Australia’s national supercomputers, Setonix and Gadi, could be the secret weapons in this project! They help analyse tons of data to find the best battery materials, run simulations to predict battery behaviour, saving time and resources, while optimising battery designs by helping simulate these molecular interactions. Scientists are breaking barriers to design batteries that pack more power into smaller spaces. With advancements in battery technology, we’re getting closer to longer-lasting batteries.
Read the full critical review paper here: https://bit.ly/4ctmgLb
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