lithium ion

Rechargeable power source

Lithium ion describes a type of rechargeable battery that uses lithium ions moving between electrodes to store and release energy.

These batteries power most modern portable electronics—smartphones, laptops, electric vehicles—because they pack high energy density into relatively light packages: My laptop's lithium-ion battery lasts about eight hours.

Often hyphenated as lithium-ion when used as a modifier.

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anode · cathode · electrolyte · charge · fast charging · voltage · Tesla · electric vehicle · electric · power · cobalt · graphite · rare earth · energy · portable · power bank · smartphone · laptop

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battery chemistry/technology

lithium ionlead-acid

Rechargeable electrochemical cell type

disposable battery · nickel-cadmium · alkaline · dry cell · wet cell

technological era/modernity

lithium ionlead-acid

Rechargeable electrochemical cell type

dry cell · wet cell · nickel-cadmium · disposable battery

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lithium, ion, ions, ionic, ionize, ionized, ionizing, ionization, ionizer

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