lithium-ion battery

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Etymology

Calque of Japanese リチウムイオン電池 (richiumu ion denchi). Lithium-ion batteries were first commercially produced and marketed in Japan.[1]

Noun

lithium-ion battery (plural lithium-ion batteries)

  1. (electrochemistry, electronics) A form of rechargeable battery containing lithium compounds, but not elemental lithium, used in many consumer electronics devices.
    • 2019 October 23, Rail, pages 26–27:
      The new trams will join an existing 21-strong Urbos tram fleet in Birmingham. The latter were delivered in 2012, and last year were fitted with Greentech on-board energy storage using lithium-ion batteries to enable catenary-free running. The new trams will have similar equipment.

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Derived terms

  • LIB (abbreviation)
  • LIIB (abbreviation)
  • LiIB (abbreviation)
  • Li-ion (abbreviation)
  • sodium-ion battery (SIB/NIB/NaIB/NAIB)

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  1. ^ See for example usage of the Japanese term in the following newspaper ad: ソニーエナジーテック [Sony Energy Tech] (16 February 1990), “安全で耐久性高いリチウムイオン蓄電池 [Safe and Durable Lithium-Ion Storage Battery]”, in 福島民報 [Fukushima Minpo]‎[1] (in Japanese), archived from the original on 26 August 2025
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