{"id":194954,"date":"2024-10-13T09:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=194954"},"modified":"2024-10-13T09:29:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T13:29:07","slug":"create-high-density-battery-for-mars","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/create-high-density-battery-for-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers create rechargeable carbon dioxide battery for Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have developed an innovative battery for operation on Mars<\/strong> . By taking advantage of carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere, this battery significantly reduces its weight, making it ideal for space missions. In addition, it is rechargeable using solar energy<\/a><\/strong> collected on the Martian surface. <\/p>\n\n

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Battery performance tests under different conditions. Source: ScienceDirect <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

A battery for Mars with 1,375 hours of useful life<\/h2>\n\n

At a temperature of 0\u00b0C, the battery reaches an energy density of 373.9 Wh\/kg and a lifetime of 1,375 hours<\/strong> (two Martian months). The charging process involves the formation and decomposition of lithium carbonate<\/a><\/strong> , accelerated by traces of oxygen and carbon monoxide present on Mars. <\/p>\n\n

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Battery operation and performance diagram. Source: ScienceDirect <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The team of scientists also designed a folded cell system<\/a><\/strong> and integrated electrodes that maximize the reaction area with the Martian atmosphere, allowing for higher energy density of 765 Wh\/kg and 630 Wh\/l in 4 cm\u00b2 cells<\/strong> . This advance optimizes power generation under extreme conditions and paves the way for the development of solid-state batteries for future missions, addressing challenges such as low-pressure electrolyte volatility and thermal and barometric management challenges on Mars. <\/p>\n\n

The long-term goal is to create complementary multi-energy systems, essential for long-term space exploration<\/a><\/strong> , enabling more efficient and sustainable missions on the Red Planet.<\/p>\n\n

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Source and photos: ScienceDirect<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The battery uses carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere as fuel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":194802,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13034,13078],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-194954","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-curiosities","categoria_noticias-innovation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/194954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/194954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=194954"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=194954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}