What Makes Smartphones Explode?

This week Reactions is all about cellphone chemistry. We're covering the science on why batteries explode, and we're going to take a look at the lithium ion battery of the future!

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Writer/Producer:
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Executive Producer:
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Kyle Nackers

SOURCES

Alternative strategy for a safe rechargeable battery - http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/Articl...

Making batteries fire resistant with solid electrolytes - http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i45/Ma...

Infographic on battery fires by our comrade CC – http://www.compoundchem.com/2016/11/1... http://www.compoundchem.com/2016/11/1...

Advances in Lithium Ion Batteries - https://books.google.com.hk/books?hl=...

Why Do Batteries Explode - https://www.geek.com/geek-pick/why-ba...

Thermal runaway caused fire and explosion of lithium ion battery - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/...

NOTE: dimethyl carbonate is not the only type of electrolyte used - see the “Advances in Lithium Ion Batteries” above.
Dimethyl Carbonate  Electrolytes- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/...

Dimethyl Carbonate flashpoint -
http://jes.ecsdl.org/content/162/2/A3...

How Batteries Work - http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/proje...

How batteries work - http://www.richannel.org/how-do-batte...

Reduction potentials (Li is the best cathode)
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/...

Understanding lithium ion batteries - http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/ar...
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/ar...

Safety of electrolytes in batteries - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?...

Understanding Thermal Runaway - http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articl...

John Goodenough is on it! - http://fortune.com/2017/03/05/lithium...

FAA Banned - https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_...

NTSB cargo alert
https://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-relea...  

Examples of lithium ion catastrophes –
Laptops -https://www.geek.com/chips/dell-mini-...

Cellphone - http://www.techradar.com/news/samsung...

Airplanes banned them - http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31...

Sansung Galaxy factory fire - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology...

Cell - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/art...

Samsung Note 7 to be refurbished - http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/ta...

Why Li-ion batteries keep exploding (WIRED) - http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/ta...

How batteries work (MIT Ask) - http://engineering.mit.edu/ask/how-do...

How electrolytes influence battery safety (2012) - https://www.electrochem.org/dl/interf...

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