jan 1, 1983 - The birth of the lithium-ion battery (Akira Yoshino)
Description:
In 1983 Yoshino fabricated a prototype rechargeable battery using lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2) This prototype, in which the anode material itself contains no lithium, and lithium ions migrate from the LiCoO2 cathode into the anode during charging, was the direct precursor to the modern lithium-ion battery (LIB).[9]Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1983
Now
~ 43 years ago