Author(s)

Kai Wai Wong¹, Wan Ki Chow²

¹Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA.
²Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.

The technological advances in Lithium-ion batteries have created many new applications, including electric vehicles. In this short note, we shall explain in simple terms the basic physics why and how it is possible to have high energy capacity in Lithium-ion batteries. However, heating has been a common problem and without appropriate design, they might give fire and explosion as reported.

Effective Coulomb Potential for Atomic Orbitals, Bohr Atomic Orbital Energies, Changes Due to Space Dimensions Symmetries, Change in Lithium Metal Ionized Valence Bands Binding

Wong, K. and Chow, W. (2020) Principle for the Working of the Lithium-Ion Battery. Journal of Modern Physics, 11, 1743-1750. doi: 10.4236/jmp.2020.1111107.