University of St. Andrews lithium-air fuel cell lasts up to ten times longer than similar batteries

摘要

According to University of St. Andrews Chemistry Department principal investigator and Professor Peter Bruce, "A new type of air-fuelled battery could give up to ten times the energy storage of designs currently available. This step-change in capacity could pave the way for a new generation of electric cars, mobile phones and laptops." The cells straddle the line between batteries and fuel cells because oxygen is drawn in through a surface of the cell exposed to air, reacts within the pores of the carbon to discharge power.