What are Batteries Made of?

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A battery is a combination of multi-electrochemical cells which convert chemical energy to electrical energy in various electrical and electronic components. Each battery cells are made up of three parts namely, the two electrodes (positive and negative electrode) and a separator which contains an electrolyte solution. In particular, batteries use different material for the positive electrode (anode) and negative electrode (cathode). Different material will have different operating voltage range and characteristic due to the chemical properties of the materials itself. For example in [1], the author chose LiTi5O12 (LTO) for the anode and LiMn2O4 (LMO) for the cathode. Although the working voltage of LTO/LMO is lower than the conventional lithium ion chemistry in battery system such as lithium ion phosphate (LPF), the LTO/LMO has safety aspect and also provides excellent discharge and high power capability.

In general, Lithium-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery which is considered as high capacity battery because of their high specific energy high operating voltage levels ...

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