Getting To Know Silicon Carbon, A New Technology That Makes HP Battery More Awet

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YOGYAKARTA Many of us do not know the silicon carbon battery. This is the latest HP battery innovation that can store more energy reserves than lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.

As we know, most HPs currently adopt Li-ion battery technology. This technology was already used on HP batteries in the late 90s.

Li-ion batteries are in demand because they offer high energy density in concise size, as well as fast charging time. Even so, this technology has limitations such as short lifespan and potential heat hazards.

Now, after more than 3 decades, new innovations have emerged that will become Lithium-ion researchers, namely the Silicon Carbon (Si/C) battery. This technology allows devices to have a larger power storage capacity but the HP body remains lean.

Silicon Carbon batteries are the latest type of battery that uses silicon anodes instead of graphite anodes commonly used on traditional Lithium-Ion batteries. This technology offers a higher energy density, meaning the battery can store more power in the same size, quoted from Croma.

If conventional Lithium-ion batteries have an energy density of about 250300**/kg, then the Silicon Carbon battery can reach 400500**/kg. That is, two batteries with identical sizes "one Lithium-Ion and one Silicon Carbon" will have a much different power capacity.

This news is certainly a breath of fresh air for various industries that rely on recharge batteries. Starting from smartphones and other consumer technology devices to the automotive industry with the growing electric vehicles (EVs). For mobile phone manufacturers, the presence of Silicon Carbon batteries opens up two new possibilities in device development.

First, they can shrink the battery size, which automatically makes the phone design thinner. For example, phones with Silicon Carbon batteries with a capacity of 5,000mAh can be made much slimmer than phones with Lithium-ion batteries with the same capacity.

Second, manufacturers can also take advantage of this technology to present a larger battery capacity without increasing the size of their phones. For example, two smartphones with the same thickness can have different capacities: phones with Silicon Carbon batteries can reach 6,000mAh, while the Lithium-ion version is only 5,000mAh.

Silicon Carbon batteries are not only superior in terms of power density, but are also easier to mass produce. This is because silicon is much more abundant than rare elements like lithium. As a result, production costs on a large scale can be lower, as well as produce smaller carbon footprint.

The Silicon Carbon battery is said to be a substitute for Li-ion because it offers relegation rates or decreases in charging and storing slower power. So that the Silicon Carbin battery life becomes more sustainable.

For the sake of a review of the latest innovation of smartphone batteries. Hopefully, the information above can make readers know the Silicon Carbon battery better. To get other selected news updates, keep reading VOI.ID.