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Li6PS5Cl

Li6PS5Cl, often abbreviated LPSC or LPSCl, is a lithium argyrodite solid electrolyte discovered in 2008 at the University of Siegen and a leading separator material for all-solid-state lithium batteries.

Li7P3S11

Li7P3S11 is a sulfide glass-ceramic lithium superionic conductor, the first of its kind reported in 2005, used as a solid electrolyte in all-solid-state lithium batteries.

Lignin-based hard carbon anode

A lignin-based hard carbon anode is a sodium-ion battery anode made by carbonizing lignin, an abundant papermaking byproduct, into hard carbon; Stora Enso's Lignode is the leading commercial example.

Lithiated graphite anode

A lithiated graphite anode is a lithium-ion battery negative electrode pre-loaded with lithium ions up to LiC6, compensating the lithium irreversibly consumed when the SEI forms.

Lithiated silicon oxide

Lithiated silicon oxide is silicon suboxide (SiOx) battery anode material after reacting with lithium, forming lithium oxide and silicate phases that buffer silicon's volume change.

Lithium aluminum germanium phosphate

LAGP, or lithium aluminum germanium phosphate, is a NASICON-type oxide solid electrolyte for all-solid-state lithium batteries. It conducts lithium ions at room temperature and is stable in air and water.

Lithium Argentina

Lithium Argentina AG is a Swiss-domiciled resource company, formed in 2025 from Lithium Americas, that holds 44.8% of the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium brine operation in Jujuy, Argentina.

Lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide

Lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, or LiFSI, is a lithium salt used in lithium-ion battery electrolytes, offering high conductivity, thermal stability, and longer cycle life than LiPF₆, though it can corrode aluminum current collectors at high voltage.

Lithium bis(oxalato)borate

Lithium bis(oxalato)borate (LiBOB) is a thermally stable lithium salt, first patented in 1999, used in lithium-ion batteries as an electrolyte salt and film-forming additive that forms a protective electrode interlayer.

Lithium cobalt oxide

Lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO₂, commonly abbreviated LCO) is a layered oxide cathode reported in 1980 by John B. Goodenough's team at Oxford and commercialized by Sony in 1991.

Lithium cobalt phosphate

Lithium cobalt phosphate (LiCoPO₄) is an inorganic phosphate used as a high-voltage cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, delivering about 4.8 V and a theoretical energy density of 800 Wh kg⁻¹, though it remains uncommercialized.

Lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate

Lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate (LiDFOB, also LiODFB) is a lithium salt, structurally between LiBOB and LiBF4, first synthesized in 2003 and used in lithium-ion battery electrolytes as a film-forming additive.

Lithium difluorophosphate

Lithium difluorophosphate (LiPO₂F₂, often abbreviated LiDFP) is an inorganic lithium salt used as an electrolyte additive in lithium batteries, where it forms protective films that suppress dendrites and improve high-voltage and low-temperature operation.

Lithium hexafluorophosphate

Lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) is an inorganic lithium salt used as the conducting salt in the electrolyte of nearly all commercial lithium-ion batteries, typically dissolved in carbonate solvents.

Lithium Ionic

Lithium Ionic Corp. is a Canadian lithium exploration and development company whose flagship Bandeira project, in Minas Gerais, Brazil, shows a post-tax NPV of US$1.45 billion.

Lithium iron phosphate

Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4, abbreviated LFP) is a lithium-ion battery cathode material prized for safety, long cycle life, and low cost, with no cobalt or nickel.

Lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide

Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO), lithium lanthanum zirconate, is a lithium-stuffed garnet ceramic that conducts lithium ions rapidly, first reported in 2007 and a leading electrolyte for all-solid-state lithium batteries.

Lithium manganese iron phosphate

Lithium manganese iron phosphate, or LMFP, is a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, first commercialized in 2024, that raises energy density 15–20% over LFP at similar cost.

Lithium manganese phosphate

Lithium manganese phosphate (LiMnPO4, or LMP) is an olivine-structured inorganic compound investigated as a lithium-ion battery cathode, offering about 20% higher energy density than lithium iron phosphate.

Lithium manganese-rich cathode

A lithium manganese-rich (LMR) cathode is a lithium-ion battery cathode material whose excess lithium enables capacities above 250 mAh g⁻¹, though voltage fade has blocked commercialization.

Lithium metal anode

A lithium metal anode is a battery negative electrode made of metallic lithium, offering the highest theoretical capacity of any anode but held back by dendrite growth.

Lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide

Lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide (NCA) is a lithium-ion battery cathode material, used by Panasonic and Tesla, valued for high energy but costly and less safe.

Lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide

Lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide, also written NCM, is a layered oxide cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, used in about 50% of electric vehicles sold in 2023.

Lithium nickel manganese oxide

Lithium nickel manganese oxide (LiNi₀.₅Mn₁.₅O₄, commonly abbreviated LNMO) is a cobalt-free spinel cathode material for lithium-ion batteries with a high 4.7-volt working voltage, a leading high-voltage candidate still limited by degradation.

Lithium nitrate additive

Lithium nitrate (LiNO3) is an inorganic salt additive for lithium metal and lithium-sulfur batteries, decomposing at the lithium anode to form a protective solid electrolyte interphase.

Lithium phosphorus oxynitride

Lithium phosphorus oxynitride (LiPON) is an amorphous glassy solid electrolyte that conducts lithium ions while blocking electrons, developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the early 1990s.

Lithium sulfide

Lithium sulfide (Li₂S) is a white inorganic salt of lithium and sulfur with a theoretical capacity of 1166 mAh g⁻¹, used as a sulfur-battery cathode and electrolyte precursor.

Lithium tetrafluoroborate

Lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF4) is an inorganic lithium salt used as an electrolyte salt in lithium-ion batteries, studied as an alternative to LiPF6 for low-temperature use.

Lithium thiophosphate glass-ceramic electrolyte

A lithium thiophosphate glass-ceramic electrolyte is a solid lithium-ion conductor from the Li2S–P2S5 glass system, offering room-temperature conductivity above 10^-3 S/cm and cold-press processability for all-solid-state lithium batteries.

Lithium titanate

Lithium titanate (Li₄Ti₅O₁₂, LTO) is a spinel oxide used as the anode in lithium-ion batteries known for safety, fast charging, and very long cycle life.