Argonne Scientists Finds Toothpaste Ingredient May Make EVs Go Farther

07 Jul 2023 | Abstracted from EV Candi

...the team discovered a new fluoride solvent that maintains a robust protective layer for hundreds of cycles. It couples a fluorinated component that is positively charged (cation) with a different fluorinated component that is negatively charged (anion). This made all the difference in maintaining high performance for hundreds of cycles in a test cell."

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