Lithium polymer battery

"Li-Po" and "LiPo" redirect here. For other uses, see Li Po (disambiguation).
Lithium polymer battery
A lithium polymer battery used to power a smartphone
Specific energy100–265 W·h/kg (0.36–0.95 MJ/kg)[1]
Energy density250–670 W·h/L (0.90–2.63 MJ/L)[1]

A lithium polymer battery, or more correctly, lithium-ion polymer battery (abbreviated as LiPo, LIP, Li-poly, lithium-poly, and others), is a rechargeable battery of lithium-ion technology using a polymer electrolyte instead of a liquid electrolyte. Highly conductive semisolid (gel) polymers form this electrolyte. These batteries provide higher specific energy than other lithium battery types. They are used in applications where weight is critical, such as mobile devices, radio-controlled aircraft, and some electric vehicles.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Lithium-Ion Battery". Clean Energy Institute. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ Bruno Scrosati, K. M. Abraham, Walter A. van Schalkwijk, Jusef Hassoun (ed), Lithium Batteries: Advanced Technologies and Applications, John Wiley & Sons, 2013 ISBN 1118615395,page 44