July 7, 2010 at 17:47Xenon battery sets a record for energy density
Chemists from the University of Washington have discovered that xenon fluoride (XeF 2 ) - a white crystal used for etching in the electronics industry - can rebuild its crystal lattice under pressure in millions of atmospheres. Under a pressure of about 52 GPa, it forms a two-dimensional semiconductor (a, b), and at 70 GPa it forms a completely new three-dimensional structure of ferrous metal XeF 8 (s).
It turns out that all the gigantic energy from a pressure of 70 GPa goes into the chemical energy of molecular bonds. University of Washington chemistry professor Choong-Shik Yoo says this is the most concentrated form of energy storage after nuclear materials.
If you learn to control the release of energy, then theoretically a small cube with such a charge is enough to refuel the car for the entire period of its operation, not to mention less energy-intensive devices.
The article “Two- and three-dimensional extended solids and metallization of compressed XeF2” is published in the journal Nature Chemistry (doi: 10.1038 / nchem.724).
It turns out that all the gigantic energy from a pressure of 70 GPa goes into the chemical energy of molecular bonds. University of Washington chemistry professor Choong-Shik Yoo says this is the most concentrated form of energy storage after nuclear materials.
If you learn to control the release of energy, then theoretically a small cube with such a charge is enough to refuel the car for the entire period of its operation, not to mention less energy-intensive devices.
The article “Two- and three-dimensional extended solids and metallization of compressed XeF2” is published in the journal Nature Chemistry (doi: 10.1038 / nchem.724).