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1. Basic properties and characteristics of Li-ion batteries

1.1. History

• 1970-80 Technology Development (Goodenough, Whittingham, Yazami, Mizushima)
• 1985 First prototype Li-ion battery (Yoshino)
• 1991 First commercial article Li-ion, fa. Sony (Nishi, Tozawa)
• 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Yoshino, Goodenough, Wittingham, for the development of Li-ion batteries
  

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