Looking at the recent emergence of so-called 'breakthrough battery technology' is often not a big breakthrough, but Christopher Mims, a Wall Street Journal science journalist, believes that this lithium-silicon battery is a real breakthrough. BMW, Intel, Qualcomm also think so, because of this, they all provide support for the development of new batteries.
The core of the new technology lies in 'anode manufacturing', which is mainly made of silicon. The anode is the main component of the battery. The current anode of the battery is made of graphite. The new anode is made of silicon and can store more power, but in the real world In China, silicon anodes are often fragile or have short life spans and are difficult to promote.
Sila Technologies has developed a prototyping product that successfully solves these problems. It fuses silicon with graphite nanoparticles to make the product more durable. Sila Technologies also said that if they use the new technology they develop, the battery stores more electricity than today. The lithium-ion battery is 20-40% higher.
Some start-ups want to develop the best lithium-silicon batteries, such as Enovix, which is supported by Intel and Qualcomm, and Enovix claims that if it uses its technology, it can increase the battery power of smartphones by up to 50%.