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Though
there has been a major improvement in charging technology, battery
department in its own has not improved much. The only development we
have seen is the change from Lithium Ion to Lithium Polymer. Apart
from this, charging technology has improved. We can now get up to 30W
charging even in budget devices which was not possible earlier.
In
this article, we are going to discuss a revolutionary battery
technology that is going to change the scenario drastically, that is
Graphene Batteries.
What is Graphene?
Graphene
is basically a graphite layer but in 2-D form. It is a layer of graphite that
is as thin as the size of an atom. Its atoms are bound together in a honeycomb pattern. This material is
nothing less than a marvel. It is a good conductor of electricity and
thermal energy and is very strong. Two layers of graphene can even
stop a bullet. Graphene is one of the most futuristic materials that
was first discovered in 2004 by Professor Sir Andre Geim and Professor Sir
Kostya Novoselov of the University of Manchester. The duo won a Nobel
Prize for the same in 2010. Apart from the application in smartphone
batteries. You can read in detail about it in this
article. Including this, 5G is another technology that will drastically improve the way we communicate, more about it in this article.
Graphene Battery Pros: Why is it better than Lithium Ion batteries?
Graphene
batteries are a revolution for the smartphone battery industry which has
been stagnant for the last 10 years. Graphene batteries are superior
to Lithium Ion ones in almost everything.
It
is important to note that graphene batteries are not a newer kind of
batteries but it will be used as an anode in lithium ion batteries to
improve the battery performance and other improvements
which
we are going to discuss now:
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Lesser Heat Generation
Batteries
made using Graphene will generate lesser heat even after generating
power equivalent to the tradition lithium ion batteries. Currently,
there are many kinds of fast charging technology but
one common problem that all of them have is heating. The lithium ion
batteries heat up when they are charged with higher watts.
Quicker Charging
This
is probably the most remarkable and useful feature of the graphene
batteries. While the current generation of 3000mAh takes almost an
hour even with the current fast-charging technology, the Graphene batteries
will take only 16 mins to fully charge it. In fact, power bank with
10,000mAh batteries with Graphene will take only 50 mins to charge
fully, all this while maintaining lower temperature than the current
gen batteries.
Slimmer Smartphones
As already
talked about in the beginning, as Graphene layer is very thin, the
size of smartphones is going to be thinner than now. Companies will
be able to manufacture lighter as well as thinner smartphones which
will give the smartphones even a more realistic look.
Better battery life per charge
Because of
lower heat while charging even with bigger Watts, at a single charge,
Graphene batteries will last 1 to 2 days pretty easily.
Graphene Battery Cons
There
is only one con about these batteries which will also fade away as
soon as its production rises. The problem with Graphene batteries is
that using these will increase the current battery cost by 30% for companies
manufacturing it. This will increase the cost of the smartphones
manufactured.
Graphene Battery Manufacturer
Many
companies have started manufacturing Graphene based batteries.
However, the price of powerbanks using this technology is a
bit higher than the normal ones. Currently, the brands selling
graphene battery power bank are:
- Apollo
- Real Graphene USA LLC
- Chargeasap
These
are some of the companies that have their products out in the market
that can be bought right now. Graphene battery power banks from these
companies are priced below $100.
Also,
as per this
article on Samsung’s website, it has developed a Graphene based
battery that will charge 5 times quicker than lithium ion batteries.
The Graphene battery, which Samsung is working on, is likely to get launched
within next 1 to 2 years.
Graphene Battery Manufacturers in India
There are
very
few Indian companies that have started to use Graphene batteries in
their products in India. Only Indian Institute of Science and KAS
Tech have been able to work together closely and develop Graphene
battery in India, as mentioned
here. However, this situation is going to change in
the coming years. We can expect large scale production of Graphene
and Graphene based products in India in the next 5 years.
Graphene Battery Price
As
mentioned above, Graphene batteries are priced near $80 to $100.
However, this is going to change as soon as the production of the
same increases. As the production of the batteries will increase, the
cost will go down automatically.
Graphene Battery Price In India
As of right now, there is no Graphene based battery or Graphene battery power bank available in India. In case you want to buy the same then you will have to import one from other countries. However, when Samsung will start producing Graphene based products, it is very likely that the same will be available in India.
Concluding Words
From
the above mentioned information, you must have gotten an idea of how
revolutionary this technology is. Apart from batteries, this
technology will lead in other fields too, fields where power is
required in large amount.
Tell
us in the comments section, which feature of the graphene battery you
loved the most and are waiting for.
For
me, a bigger battery is definitely the one thing I would love to
have.
If
you have any additional info then you can share it with us in
comments below.
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