Industrial electrochemistry and battery development · Born 1948

Akira Yoshino

Yoshino joined Asahi Kasei in 1972 after studying at Kyoto University. His development program explored rechargeable cells using lithium cobalt oxide and carbon-based negative electrodes. In 1985 a petroleum-coke host helped establish a commercially viable lithium-ion architecture. The work involved materials selection, prototypes, patents, and practical evaluation, as well as the electrochemical principle of storing lithium ions in host materials.