Materials chemistry and electrochemistry · Born 1941
M. Stanley Whittingham
Whittingham studied at Oxford, worked at Stanford, and then carried out industrial research before joining Binghamton University. In the 1970s he developed a lithium battery using titanium disulfide as a host for lithium ions. The layered material made reversible insertion central to the electrode’s behavior. His work was recognized with a share of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Contribution & context
He established a crucial intercalation-electrode approach. The early cell used metallic lithium at its negative , so it should be distinguished from later commercial lithium-ion cells using carbon hosts.
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
- M. Stanley Whittingham: Facts ↗Nobel Prize OutreachHistorical account · Source checked
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