Chemist no. 216 of 350 · Materials/Polymer

Akira Yoshino

1948-JapanNobel Chemistry 2019

Commercial lithium-ion battery design

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The discovery, explained

Akira Yoshino and the Birth of the Practical Lithium-Ion Battery

How Akira Yoshino built the first commercially viable lithium-ion battery in 1985 with a carbon anode and LiCoO2 cathode. 2019 Chemistry Nobel Prize explained.

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Biography

Akira Yoshino: The Industrial Chemist Behind the Modern Battery

Biography of Akira Yoshino, Japanese chemist who built the first commercially viable lithium-ion battery and shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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