A Brisbane-based company that makes graphene batteries using technology from the University of Queensland is proposing they contain solar power to power homes. Such batteries will charge ten times faster than lithium-ion counterparts. They will also receive thousands of charge cycles.
Graphene batteries, developed by experts from the University of Queensland, are lightweight, highly environmentally friendly, and cheap to manufacture. These batteries function thanks to aluminum atoms embedded in microscopic holes in graphene plates. During the development process, experts noted that these cells have an efficiency that exceeds all previously known cathode elements. So, a tablet-shaped battery charges in 10 seconds and holds a charge 3 times better than lithium-ion counterparts. In addition, a graphene battery has many times more use cycles.
At the moment, graphene batteries are at the stage of laboratory testing. Graphene Manufacturing Group founder and managing director Craig Nichol said his firm hasn't made an AA battery yet, but will release a tablet battery next year. It is expected that it will be used in remote controls.
Graphene batteries, developed by experts from the University of Queensland, are lightweight, highly environmentally friendly, and cheap to manufacture. These batteries function thanks to aluminum atoms embedded in microscopic holes in graphene plates. During the development process, experts noted that these cells have an efficiency that exceeds all previously known cathode elements. So, a tablet-shaped battery charges in 10 seconds and holds a charge 3 times better than lithium-ion counterparts. In addition, a graphene battery has many times more use cycles.
At the moment, graphene batteries are at the stage of laboratory testing. Graphene Manufacturing Group founder and managing director Craig Nichol said his firm hasn't made an AA battery yet, but will release a tablet battery next year. It is expected that it will be used in remote controls.
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