Solid-state chemistry and functional materials · 1922–2023
John B. Goodenough
Goodenough’s research spanned magnetic materials, computer memory, and rechargeable batteries. At Oxford he led the group that developed lithium cobalt oxide as a high-voltage positive-electrode material. He later moved to the University of Texas at Austin and continued investigating battery chemistry. His long career connected understanding the electronic behavior of solids with choosing materials that perform useful functions.
Contribution & context
The cobalt-oxide work, conducted with Mizushima, Jones, and Wiseman, supplied a central component of later lithium-ion batteries. He shared the 2019 chemistry Nobel with Whittingham and Yoshino.
UT Mourns Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor and Nobel Prize Recipient John GoodenoughProfessor John Goodenough
Discoveries in context
A rechargeable battery built from several breakthroughs ↗
Lithium supplied mobile ions, but electrode hosts and practical cell engineering made repeated charging useful.
Sources & further reading
- UT Mourns Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor and Nobel Prize Recipient John Goodenough ↗University of Texas at AustinHistorical account · Source checked
- Professor John Goodenough ↗University of Oxford, Department of ChemistryHistorical account · Source checked
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