The Lithium-ion Battery: Two Breakthroughs in Development and Two Reasons for the Nobel Prize

• Published in: Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan Vol. 95; no. 1; pp. 195 - 197
• Main Author: Yoshino, Akira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo The Chemical Society of Japan 01.01.2022; Chemical Society of Japan
• Subjects: Lithium; Lithium-ion batteries; Mass production; Nobel prizes; Rechargeable batteries; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Lithium-ion battery; Breakthrough

The author received the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Development of the lithium-ion battery, which was the subject of the Prize, is reviewed, highlighting the importance of breakthroughs in basic research and mass production technology research. The importance of these two breakthroughs is emphasi...