Good news for smartphone, tablet or smart device manufacturer as a new study shows a potential breakthrough that could double the capacity of lithium-ion batteries that are typically used in phones, tablets and other electronics. Published in the Nature Nanotechnology journal co-written by Yi Cui and Guangyuang Zheng of Stanford University, and in the abstract, the authors write about the need for developing batteries with higher energy storage density than existing lithium-ion batteries.
By using coating of carbon nanospheres, that worked to prevent the formation of lithium dendrites the batteries could last longer, or become smaller without losing battery life (depending on the design requirements of the device) without compromising on safety or battery life either.