Lithium

Lithium metal is used directly as an anode material in primary lithium batteries and is the fundamental component for synthesizing various cathode active materials like LiCoO2 and LiFePO4.

Lithium is alloyed with aluminum and magnesium to create lightweight, high-strength structural materials for aerospace and automotive applications.

Lithium metal serves as the precursor for producing lithium salts such as LiPF6 and LiClO4 used in liquid and solid-state electrolytes.

High-purity lithium metal is fabricated into thin discs used as electrodes in coin cell battery testing and research.

Lithium is used as an evaporation source in vacuum deposition processes to create thin films for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and specialized electronic components.