Lithium batteries get extended efficiency, life using electrolytes with boron additives.

Scientists from China have confirmed that electrolytes with boron additives can tackle the major challenges of lithium metal batteries.

Energy storage devices that use lithium metal as an anode have exhibited an energy density of over 500 Wh/kg. However, a research team from China’s Nankai University claimed that the practical application of lithium metal batteries (LMBs) is still severely limited by issues such as lithium dendrite formation, short cycle life, and low Coulombic efficiency of Li plating/stripping.