Researchers at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) have reportedly come up with a new graphene ball battery material, which is anticipated to find extensive applications across the next-generation secondary battery industry. According to key officials of the firm, the new battery material is the result of the association between the Seoul National University’s School of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Samsung SDI. Research personnel at Samsung have claimed that the new technology will help to increase the battery capacity by forty-five percent and the speed of charging by over five times the present capacity. As per experts, the use of graphene in processors & batteries, since a long time, was viewed by the research community as the best alternative to silicon. Now, it would seem as if Samsung has proved them right by demonstrating the practical application of the material in the batteries.
As per sources, battery material made from graphene needs only twelve minutes to get completely charged, that can bring about a paradigm shift in the battery technology. Samsung’s officials state that as compared to lithium-ion batteries, graphene ball batteries are cool and are able to maintain stable temperatures up to 60 degrees Celsius, which are key for effective functioning of electric vehicles.
Sources cite that SAIT had attempted the graphene application in batteries due to its high strength and conductivity features. Scientists at the institute had devised a method to create graphene in a 3D form and thus, graphene ball battery seemingly came into existence. It was also found that the graphene ball has extensive application in lithium-ion batteries, ensuring high charging capacity as well as low charging duration at stable temperatures.
One of the key officials of Samsung reported that the research on battery technology has assisted in the mass synthesis of composite graphene material at reasonable costs. The main objective of the firm reportedly seems to be bordering on making incessant efforts for developing secondary battery technology by carrying out extensive research work.