Breakthrough Discovery: Lithium-rich Manganese-based Cathode Materials Shrink When Exposed to Heat, Helping Extend the Life of Lithium Batteries

April 16, 2024 —— The Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently announced that its team has discovered a breakthrough phenomenon in the research of lithium-rich manganese-based cathode materials: the cathode material of lithium batteries exhibits controllable shrinkage characteristics when heated, and can repair the electrode structure through heat triggering, significantly restoring the battery capacity attenuation problem. This discovery provides a new path for extending the cycle life of lithium batteries, and is expected to promote technological innovation in the fields of electric vehicles, energy storage systems, etc.