Invention Of The Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery - Oxford, UK
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This blue plaque is one of three at the entrance to The Oxford University Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory.
Waymark Code: WM121R8
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/03/2020
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Advancing the
Chemical Sciences
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National Chemical Landmark
Inorganic Chemistry
Laboratory
where in 1980, John B. Goodenough with
Kolchi Mizushima, Philip C. Jones and
Philip J. Wiseman identified the
cathode material that enabled
development of the rechargeable
liyhium-ion battery.
This breakthrough ushered
in the age of portable
electronic devices.
30 November 2010
"A lithium-ion battery or Li-ion battery (abbreviated as LIB) is a type of rechargeable battery. Lithium-ion batteries are commonly used for portable electronics and electric vehicles and are growing in popularity for military and aerospace applications. The technology was largely developed by John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham, Rachid Yazami and Akira Yoshino during the 1970s–1980s, and then commercialized by a Sony and Asahi Kasei team led by Yoshio Nishi in 1991.
In the batteries, lithium ions move from the negative electrode through an electrolyte to the positive electrode during discharge, and back when charging. Li-ion batteries use an intercalated lithium compound as the material at the positive electrode and typically graphite at the negative electrode. The batteries have a high energy density, no memory effect (other than LFP cells) and low self-discharge. They can however be a safety hazard since they contain a flammable electrolyte, and if damaged or incorrectly charged can lead to explosions and fires. Samsung were forced to recall Galaxy Note 7 handsets following lithium-ion fires, and there have been several incidents involving batteries on Boeing 787s."
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Awards
2012 – John Goodenough, Rachid Yazami and Akira Yoshino received the 2012 IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies for developing the lithium ion battery.
2014 – John Goodenough, Yoshio Nishi, Rachid Yazami and Akira Yoshino were awarded the Charles Stark Draper Prize of the National Academy of Engineering for their pioneering efforts in the field.
2019 – The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was given to John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino "for the development of lithium ion batteries".