Lithium-ion batteries are at the heart of modern day consumer electronics and electric vehicles, yet improvements in the technology are still needed for further industrial application. In this video, the basics of lithium-ion batteries are discussed along with comparisons of different types of batteries, the manufacturing process and industry landscape.

00:00 Introduction
00:15 Why batteries?
01:41 Battery technologies
04:30 How does a battery work?
06:15 Key performance metrics
08:14 Battery industry structure
09:49 Do we have good chemistry? Anodes, cathodes and electrolytes
13:48 What is the perfect cathode? LCO, LMO, LFO, NMC, NCA
15:03 How do we make batteries? Battery manufacturing
16:16 The C-rate and Amp-hours (Ah)
17:16 Discharge curves
17:51 Watt about energy?
19:22 Form factors - Prismatic, cylindrical and pouch cells
20:17 How do we make better batteries
21:08 Summary

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