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Lithium–iron disulfide cell

A primary cell with a lithium negative and an iron disulfide positive that gives 1.5 V, so it replaces alkaline AA and AAA cells directly. It is about a third lighter, holds its voltage under high-drain loads such as camera flashes, works down to −40 °C and keeps for many years on the shelf.

Abbreviation
Li–FeS₂
Also called
lithium iron disulfide, FR6, 1.5 V lithium AA

Example

Other and emerging chemistries: an example situation

Two chemistries can meet the same energy target with different voltage windows and charge termination.

Read Lithium–iron disulfide cell alongside Alkaline cell in this context. The common 1.5 V single-use cell, with a zinc negative electrode and manganese dioxide positive in potassium hydroxide electrolyte. It is the reference point for most people’s idea of a battery, and is not rechargeable.

Use in Lemonergy

Do not carry lithium-ion assumptions into every chemistry.

This is a reference concept. No executable Lemonergy block has been verified for this term.

References & further reading

Further reading on this topic

These sources provide broader context; they are not presented as citations for every statement in this entry.

  1. Promise and reality of post-lithium-ion batteries with high energy densities

    Jang Wook Choi, Doron Aurbach · Nature Reviews Materials · 2016

    Topic background · Post-lithium-ion materials and battery concepts, including practical cell-level limitations; historical 2016 perspective.

  2. DOE/EPRI 2013 Electricity Storage Handbook in Collaboration with NRECA

    Sandia National Laboratories · 2013

    Topic background · Storage technologies and grid services. The publisher notes that its historical cost and deployment figures are outdated.