Thermally modulated lithium iron phosphate batteries for mass-market electric vehicles

• Published in: Nature energy Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 176 - 185
• Main Authors: Yang, Xiao-Guang, Liu, Teng, Wang, Chao-Yang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.02.2021; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/166/988; 639/4077/4079/891; 639/638/161; Automobiles; Cathodes; Cobalt; Economics and Management; Electric vehicles; Energy; Energy Policy; Energy Storage; Energy Systems; Flux density; High temperature; Iron; Iron phosphates; Life span; Lithium; Lithium-ion batteries; Low cost; Nickel; Oxides; Powertrain; Product safety; Rechargeable batteries; Renewable and Green Energy

The pursuit of energy density has driven electric vehicle (EV) batteries from using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathodes in early days to ternary layered oxides increasingly rich in nickel; however, it is impossible to forgo the LFP battery due to its unsurpassed safety, as well as its low cost and...