[Old News] Mr. John Goodenough, a leading developer of lithium-ion batteries, died at the age of 100



John Goodenough, an American materials scientist who was known as a co-developer of lithium-ion batteries and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Akira Yoshino and others in 2019, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023. was 100 years old.

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In 1980, while working as a professor at the University of Oxford in England, Goodenough worked with physicist Koichi Mizushima and others to develop lithium oxides, such as lithium cobaltate, a compound of lithium and cobalt oxide , as materials for the positive electrode of lithium-ion batteries. suggested a thing The introduction of lithium cobalt oxide has improved the energy density of lithium-ion batteries, and is said to have doubled the battery capacity compared to conventional lead-acid batteries and nickel-cadmium batteries.

The findings of Goodenough et al. led to the development of carbon-based materials that enable the use of stable and easy-to-handle cathodes in lithium-ion batteries.



In 1985, based on the discoveries of Mr. Goodenough and others, Mr. Akira Yoshino of

Asahi Kasei Corporation established the basic concept of a new lithium-ion secondary battery with a carbon material as the negative electrode and a lithium-containing lithium cobalt oxide as the positive electrode. Did.

Lithium-ion batteries are used in everyday devices such as mobile phones, computers, pacemakers, electric vehicles, etc., and have now grown to be indispensable in modern life.

In 2011, Mr. Goodenough not only won the American National Prize for Science , but in 2019, Mr. Goodenough and Mr. Yoshino were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of their achievements in the development of lithium-ion batteries. Mr. Goodenough, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the age of 94, said at the time, 'If you live to be 97, you can do anything.'



Mr. Goodenough is still working hard on research even after he is over 90 years old, and in 2017 he announceda new battery that does not have to worry about explosion or ignition.

However, on June 26, 2023, the University of Texas at Austin, where Mr. Goodenough was a faculty member, announced that Mr. Goodenough died on June 25th. According to the University of Texas, Mr. Goodenough died in Assisted Living in Austin, Texas. The cause of death has not been revealed.




'A brilliant scientist, Goodenough's legacy to the scientific community is immeasurable,' said Jay Hartzel, president of the University of Texas at Austin. 'His discoveries have improved the lives of billions of people around the world.' I did.” “He has been at the forefront of scientific research for decades and has never stopped searching for innovative energy storage solutions.”




Professor Arumgam Manthiram of the University of Texas Cockrell School of Engineering said, 'Mr. Goodenough was one of the greatest minds of our time and a constant source of inspiration. I will continue to spend time with Mr. Goodenough. We will cherish it,” he said.

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