Engineers use MoS2 nano "sandwich" to improve rechargeable batteries |
Singer's research team discovered that molybdenum flakes can store twice as many lithium atoms or charges as previously reported. Singer added that they also discovered the high capacity lithium of these flakes doesn't last for long, and it will drop after five charges. "This behavior is similar with a lithium-sulfur cell, which uses sulfur in one of its electrodes. "It's well-known that sulfur dissolves in the organic electrolyte of the battery to form intermediate polysulfides which causes vol