Lithium Ion Archives - International Tin Association

Startup Nanode demonstrates low-cost tin foil anodes for lithium-ion batteries

Jan 26, 2022

Tech startup, Nanode, has developed a low-cost tin foil anode technology for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries to increase volumetric energy density up to 50% while saving up to 60% on raw material costs and processing costs. Tin has a greater volumetric energy...

Tin boosts silicon performance in lithium-ion batteries

Apr 22, 2021

Tin nanoparticles are key to stabilising silicon-graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries, according to the latest published research. This work adds to growing evidence demonstrating tin can significantly boost silicon performance. Adding just 2% tin can dramatically...

Nobel Prize winner explains potential for tin use in lithium-ion batteries

Jan 25, 2021

Stanley Whittingham, jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2019 as one of the founding fathers of lithium-ion batteries, has recently reviewed potential for tin in lithium-ion batteries and reported on his own team’s tin R&D. In his paper...

New lithium-ion battery research puts tin in charge

Nov 5, 2020

New research from teams in the US and China has continued to drive tin into the spotlight as a simple, cost-effective way to increase the amount of energy that lithium-ion batteries can hold, dramatically increasing the driving range of electric vehicles and enabling...

Micron tin powder makes cost-effective lithium-ion batteries

Sep 13, 2019

A research team at ARCI, Chennai, India have successfully used micron-sized tin as an anode for lithium-ion batteries to achieve cost-effective energy capacity, lifetime and power performance. They used the <10 micron tin powder without any of the typically complex...