List of battery types

This is a summary of electric battery types composed of one or more electrochemical cells. There are two lists provided in the table. The primary (non-rechargeable) and secondary (rechargeable) cell lists are lists of battery chemistry. The third list is a list of battery applications.

Battery cell types

Primary cells or non-rechargeable batteries	Secondary cells or rechargeable batteries
Alkaline battery Aluminium–air battery Bunsen cell Chromic acid cell (Poggendorff cell) Clark cell Daniell cell Dry cell Earth battery Frog battery Galvanic cell Grove cell Leclanché cell Lemon/potato battery Lithium metal battery Lithium–air battery Magnesium battery Mercury battery Molten salt battery Nickel oxyhydroxide battery Oxyride battery Organic radical battery Paper battery Pulvermacher's chain Smee cell Silver-oxide battery Solid-state battery Sugar battery Voltaic pile Penny battery Trough battery Water-activated battery Weston cell Zinc–air battery Zinc–carbon battery Zinc–chloride battery Zamboni pile	Aluminium-ion battery Calcium battery^[1] Flow battery Iron redox flow battery Vanadium redox battery Zinc–bromine battery Zinc–cerium battery Hydrogen–bromine battery Glass battery Lead–acid battery Deep-cycle battery Flooded battery VRLA battery AGM battery Gel battery UltraBattery Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion lithium cobalt oxide battery (ICR) Lithium–silicon battery Lithium-ion manganese iron phosphate battery Lithium-ion manganese-oxide battery (LMO) Lithium-ion polymer battery (LiPo) Lithium–iron–phosphate battery (LFP) Lithium–nickel–manganese–cobalt oxides (NMC) Lithium–nickel–cobalt–aluminium oxides (NCA) Lithium–sulfur battery Lithium–titanate battery (LTO) Thin-film lithium-ion battery Lithium–ceramic battery^[2]^[3] Magnesium-ion battery	Metal–air electrochemical cells Lithium–air battery Germanium–air battery Calcium–air battery Iron–air battery Potassium-ion battery Silicon–air battery Zinc–air battery Tin–air battery Sodium–air battery Beryllium–air battery Microbial fuel cell Molten-salt battery Nickel–cadmium battery Nickel–cadmium battery vented cell type Nickel–hydrogen battery Nickel–iron battery (NiFe battery) Nickel–lithium battery Nickel–metal hydride battery Low self-discharge NiMH battery Nickel–zinc battery Organic radical battery Oxygen-ion battery Polymer-based battery Polysulfide–bromide battery Rechargeable alkaline battery Rechargeable fuel battery Rechargeable lithium–metal battery Sand battery Silver–zinc battery Silver–calcium battery Silver–cadmium battery Sodium-ion battery Sodium–sulfur battery Solid-state battery^[4] Super iron battery Wet cell Zinc ion battery

Batteries by application

References

↑ Hosein, Ian D. (2021-04-09). "The Promise of Calcium Batteries: Open Perspectives and Fair Comparisons". ACS Energy Letters. 6 (4): 1560–1565. Bibcode:2021ACSEL...6.1560H. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.1c00593. S2CID 233681186.
↑ "ProLogium Corporation 輝能科技股份有限公司". www.prologium.com.tw. Archived from the original on 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
↑ "New lithium batteries last longer and don't burst into flames". 17 August 2018.
↑ "CeraCharge™ - Product Catalog - Products - Home - TDK Electronics - TDK Europe". www.tdk-electronics.tdk.com.

[1] Hosein, Ian D. (2021-04-09). "The Promise of Calcium Batteries: Open Perspectives and Fair Comparisons". ACS Energy Letters. 6 (4): 1560–1565. Bibcode:2021ACSEL...6.1560H. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.1c00593. S2CID 233681186.

[2] "ProLogium Corporation 輝能科技股份有限公司". www.prologium.com.tw. Archived from the original on 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2019-02-26.

[3] "New lithium batteries last longer and don't burst into flames". 17 August 2018.

[4] "CeraCharge™ - Product Catalog - Products - Home - TDK Electronics - TDK Europe". www.tdk-electronics.tdk.com.

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v t e Electrochemical cells
Types	Galvanic cell Concentration cell Electric battery Flow battery Trough battery Fuel cell Thermogalvanic cell Voltaic pile
Primary cell (non-rechargeable)	Alkaline Aluminium–air Bunsen Chromic acid Clark Daniell Dry Edison–Lalande Grove Leclanché Lithium metal Lithium organic Lithium–air Mercury Metal–air electrochemical Nickel oxyhydroxide Silicon–air Silver oxide Weston Zamboni Zinc–air Zinc–carbon
Secondary cell (rechargeable)	Automotive Lead–acid gel–VRLA Lithium–air Lithium ion Dual carbon Lithium–iron–phosphate Lithium–polymer Lithium–sulfur Lithium–titanate Metal–air Molten salt Nanopore Nanowire Nickel–cadmium Nickel–hydrogen Nickel–iron Nickel–lithium Nickel–metal hydride Nickel–zinc Polysulfide–bromide Potassium ion Rechargeable alkaline Silver–cadmium Silver–zinc Sodium ion Sodium–sulfur Solid state Vanadium redox Zinc–bromine Zinc–cerium
Other cell	Atomic battery Radioisotope thermoelectric generator Fuel cell Solar cell
Cell parts	Anode Binder Catalyst Cathode Electrode Electrolyte Half-cell Ions Salt bridge Semipermeable membrane

v t e Battery sizes
Single-cell	AAAA AAA AA C D N Button cell 18650
Multiple-cell	Nine-volt (PP3) Lantern A23 A27 CR-V3

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List of battery types

Battery cell types

Batteries by application

See also

References