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How we made the Li-ion rechargeable battery

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Progress in portable and ubiquitous electronics would not be possible without rechargeable batteries. John B. Goodenough recounts the history of the lithium-ion rechargeable battery.

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Goodenough, J.B. How we made the Li-ion rechargeable battery. Nat Electron 1, 204 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-018-0048-6

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