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Current research trends and prospects among the various materials and designs used in lithium-based batteries

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Increasing energy consumption, shortages of fossil fuels, and concerns about the environmental impact of energy use, especially emissions of carbon dioxide, give fresh impetus to the development of renewable energy sources. With the advent of renewable energy, it is now indispensable that efficient energy storage systems have to be developed. One of the most promising storage systems to be employed in stationary energy storage applications are lithium-based batteries (LIB), mainly due to their high energy density, high power, and nearly 100 % efficiency. Within the scope of this paper, we carry out a patent search using the patent database PatBase® to assess the development status of LIB technology. The analysis of the generated patent sample reveals disproportionately high growth rates in LIB patent applications over the last years compared to other selected energy-related technologies. Breaking down patent application growth by the different components of LIB shows the principal drivers of growth. The purpose of this paper is to provide current research trends and prospects for the main LIB materials and designs.

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  1. For further Information on LIB see: [9].

  2. For details see: http://www.epo.org/searching/essentials/patent-families.html, accessed November 2012.

  3. These patent family applications are subsequently termed as patent families, whereby each patent family consists of at least one patent application without regard to the status of being granted later on.

  4. Source: PatBase®, July 2012.

  5. For details see: [68].

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We thank Dr. René Schmitz for helpful discussions and comments on this project. Financial support from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the NRW Graduate School of Chemistry is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Ralf Wagner, Stefano Passerini & Martin Winter

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    Nina Preschitschek

  3. Institute of Business Administration at the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Münster, Leonardo-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany

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Wagner, R., Preschitschek, N., Passerini, S. et al. Current research trends and prospects among the various materials and designs used in lithium-based batteries. J Appl Electrochem 43, 481–496 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-013-0533-6

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