Abdallah Abdallah¹, Muhamed Dauwed², Ayman A. Aly³, Bassem F. Felemban³, Imran Khan⁴, Dag Øivind Madsen^5,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.2, pp. 4571-4586, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.032995

Abstract The growing number of decarbonization standards in the transportation sector has resulted in an increase in demand for electric cars. Renewable energy sources have the ability to bring the fossil fuel age to an end. Electrochemical storage devices, particularly lithium-ion batteries, are critical for this transition’s success. This is owing to a combination of favorable characteristics such as high energy density and minimal self-discharge. Given the environmental degradation caused by hazardous wastes and the scarcity of some resources, recycling used lithium-ion batteries has significant economic and practical importance. Many efforts have been undertaken in recent years to recover cathode materials… More >

Cheng-Hung San¹, Che-Wun Hong^1,2

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.23, No.2, pp. 101-118, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2011.023.101

Abstract Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) is a commonly used electrolytic polymer in lithium ion batteries because of its high viscosity which allows fabricating thin layers. However, its inherent low ionic conductivity must be enhanced by the addition of highly conductive salt additives. Also its weak mechanical strength needs a complementary block, such as poly(styrene) (PS), to strengthen the electrolytic membrane during charging/discharging processes. PS is a strong material to complement the PEO and to create a reinforced copolymer electrolyte termed as the poly(styrene-b-ethylene oxide) (PS-PEO). In this work, molecular dynamics simulations are employed to study the effects of doping the PS constituents… More >