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Lithium plating during fast charging
Lithium plating during fast charging is a side reaction in lithium-ion batteries where lithium metal deposits on the graphite anode, causing capacity loss and safety risks.
Lithium polymer battery
A lithium polymer battery, abbreviated LiPo, is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, usually a flexible pouch cell whose chemistry matches rigid lithium-ion batteries; pouches suit phones and music players.
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.
Lithium titanate battery
A lithium titanate battery is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery whose anode is lithium titanate instead of graphite, giving very fast charging, long cycle life, safety, and lower energy density.
Lithium vapor box divertor
The lithium vapor box divertor is a proposed fusion power-exhaust concept, proposed at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in 2015, using dense lithium vapor to cool and detach the tokamak divertor plasma.
Lithium-carbon dioxide battery
A lithium-carbon dioxide battery is a rechargeable metal–gas cell in which lithium reacts with carbon dioxide at the cathode, fixing CO₂ during discharge; it remains at the laboratory stage.
Lithium-ion battery
A lithium-ion battery is a rechargeable battery in which lithium ions shuttle between cathode and anode; commercialized in the early 1990s, it powers electronics, electric vehicles, and grid storage.
Lithium-ion battery anode
The lithium-ion battery anode is the negative electrode that stores lithium ions during charging and releases them on discharge; commercial cells almost always use graphite.
Lithium-ion battery degradation
Lithium-ion battery degradation is the irreversible loss of performance in a lithium-ion battery over time, appearing as capacity fade and impedance rise through calendar aging and cycle aging.
Lithium-ion battery electrolyte
The lithium-ion battery electrolyte is typically a lithium salt such as LiPF6 dissolved in organic carbonate solvents, carrying lithium ions between electrodes and forming the protective interphases that enable stable cycling.
Lithium-ion capacitor
A lithium-ion capacitor (LIC) is a hybrid supercapacitor combining a capacitor-type activated carbon positive electrode with a lithium pre-doped battery-type negative electrode, offering higher energy density than EDLCs.
Lithium-lead eutectic
The lithium-lead eutectic, written Pb-17Li or Pb-16Li, is a liquid lead-lithium alloy with a melting point of about 235 °C used as a tritium breeder in fusion reactors.
Lithium-metal batteries with ionic liquid electrolytes
Lithium-metal batteries with ionic liquid electrolytes are rechargeable cells that pair a lithium-metal anode with non-flammable molten organic salts, trading some conductivity for safety and stability.
Lithium-metal battery
A lithium-metal battery is a rechargeable or primary battery whose anode is metallic lithium, offering the highest anode capacity and energy density but held back by dendrites.
Lithium-rich layered oxide
A lithium-rich layered oxide (LRLO) is a lithium-ion battery cathode material with extra lithium in the transition-metal layer, reaching capacities above 250 mAh/g through cationic and anionic redox.
Lithium–air battery
A lithium–air battery is a metal–air electrochemical cell that pairs a lithium anode with an oxygen cathode, offering the highest theoretical specific energy, 3,458 Wh/kg, of any rechargeable chemistry.
Lithium–carbon fluoride battery
The lithium–carbon fluoride battery, or Li/CFx, is a non-rechargeable battery with a lithium anode and fluorinated carbon cathode, the highest specific energy of any practical battery chemistry.
Lithium–iron disulfide battery
A lithium–iron disulfide battery is a non-rechargeable 1.5-volt cell pairing lithium with an iron disulfide cathode, sold as a long-lasting drop-in replacement for AA and AAA alkaline batteries.
Lithium–sulfur battery
The Lithium–sulfur battery (Li–S) is a rechargeable electrochemical cell that pairs metallic lithium and elemental sulfur, achieving a theoretical specific energy five to six times higher than lithium-ion cells.
Lithography
Lithography, or lithographic printing, is a printing method, invented by Alois Senefelder in Bavaria around 1796, in which image areas take greasy ink and blank areas take water; it evolved into offset lithography.
Lito Sousa
Lito Sousa, born Joselito Geraldo de Sousa, was a Brazilian aircraft mechanic and aviation educator whose YouTube channel Aviões e Músicas became the largest Portuguese-language aviation education platform.
Littelfuse
Littelfuse, Inc. is an American industrial technology manufacturer headquartered near Chicago that makes circuit protection, power control, and sensing products for automotive, industrial, and electronics markets.
Litter (vehicle)
A litter, also called a sedan chair or palanquin, is a wheelless vehicle carried by people on foot, with the passenger seated in a chair or cabin between poles.
Litter box
A litter box, also called a litter tray or litter pan, is an indoor container filled with absorbent cat litter where a pet cat urinates and defecates.
Little Boy
Little Boy, the Hiroshima bomb, was the gun-type uranium-235 atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb used in warfare.
Little David
Little David was the nickname of an American 36-inch siege mortar developed by the U.S. Army during World War II that never fired a shot in combat.
Little Goose Dam
Little Goose Dam is a run-of-river hydroelectric dam and navigation lock on the lower Snake River in Washington, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.