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Интеллектуальная Система Тематического Исследования НАукометрических данных |
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In the future, rechargeable metall-ion batteries will be used in a diverse range of applications. Cells will be required that are larger, possess a higher power density, improved safety, and higher inherent overcharge protection. The last of these will be important in applications where it is desirable to combine a number of cells without the need to control the charging of each cell individually. So far, lithium-ion batteries are the most successfully developed technology, have been widely used in portable electronic devices and have been regarded as the best choice for (hybrid) electric vehicles. The latter application raises concern for a possible shortage of the limited lithium resources in the Earth’s crust. Therefore, alternatively, room-temperature sodium and potassium-ion batteries have again aroused a great deal of interest recently, particularly for largescale stationary energy storage applications, due to the practically infinite sodium and potassium resources and their low cost.