SAMSUNG’S NEW BATTERY CHARGES FIVE TIMES FASTER

As the world is moving to embrace electrical power for most activities that require burning of fossil fuel, the demand for producing better and power efficient battery technology has risen up sharply. Lithium- ion is currently the widely adopted chemical for powering batteries which has its own chemical limitations. Samsung intends to improve it with its new ‘ Graphene balls’- based battery technology.

Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology ( SAIT) along with Seoul National University’s School of Chemical and Biological Engineering developed a ‘ Graphene ball,’ a unique battery material composition that enables a 45 per cent increase in capacity, and five times faster charging speeds than standard lithium- ion batteries. They achieved this by fusing Graphene with Silica to shape it in the form of small popcorn- like balls, each of which can be charged faster and help in increasing the capacity of the battery.

Samsung discovered a way to mass- synthesise Graphene into 3D balls using Silica, which is extremely affordable. “This ‘ Graphene ball’ was utilised for both the anode protective layer and cathode materials in lithium- ion batteries. This ensured an increase of charging capacity, a decrease of charging time as well as stable temperatures,” wrote Samsung in their blog post.

The team claims that it can be topped in 12 minutes. It will also be of vital importance to electric vehicles.