How to Use anode in a Sentence

anode

noun

• The electrolyte connects the cathode and anode where the ions pass back and forth.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 Nov. 2021
• As for the other cell electrode, the anode, today most of them are made of graphite.
  — John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 4 Mar. 2023
• When a battery is used, lithium ions move from the anode to the cathode.
  — Kellen Browning, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
• And in a solar cell, also there’s an anode and a cathode and so on.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
• New chemistries for both the anode and cathode were discussed—both would break new ground.
  — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2020
• Over time, crud builds up at the boundary between the anode and electrolyte.
  — Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 5 Feb. 2020
• When the battery discharges during use, all of the lithium flows from the anode to the cathode.
  — Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 8 Dec. 2020
• Both of the anode and cathode sheets are black, but the cathode sheet is gloss, and the anode sheet is matte.
  — Robin Warner, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2024
• Just over half of the price of a typical EV battery cell comes from the minerals in the cathode, with 12% from the graphite in the anode.
  — James Morris, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2022
• To use, simply spit into the reservoir and fold it into the center of the cathode and anode.
  — Nathan Hurst, Smithsonian, 30 Jan. 2017
• Charging reverses the flow, pushing the lithium ions to break with the metal atoms and return to the anode.
  — Science News Staff, Science | AAAS, 9 Oct. 2019
• From there, the lithium ions move between the anode and cathode to recharge or give off energy.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 24 Sep. 2020
• This is possible thanks to the chemical makeup of the anode, the cathode and the surrounding parts of the battery.
  — New York Times, 8 Sep. 2021
• When the vehicle is charging, the reverse happens, and the lithium ions are pushed back toward the anode.
  — Rebecca Heilweil, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2023
• Each cell has two opposing pieces of metal: a cathode and an anode.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 19 June 2019
• The metals are then used to make anode and cathode components for new battery cells.
  — CBS News, 9 Feb. 2023
• The bipolar design refers to a current collector that is shared by both a cathode and anode.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2023
• The anode is often comprised of graphite, while the cathode is very often a metal oxide.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2023
• With the anode material removed from the equation, these cells check in at around 1,000 watt-hours per liter of volume.
  — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2020
• Usually, the anode stores more lithium than the cathode.
  — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2022
• The two sides, called electrodes, hold charges — a negative one called an anode, and a positive one called a cathode.
  — Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2023
• And aged batteries are even more prone to accidents and fires, as dendrites grow and threaten to bridge the anode and cathode in a battery.
  — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022
• One is a torn anode tab, the piece of the negative electrode that allows the cell to be wired into a group of cells, called a module, and then into full battery pack.
  — John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
• That means bubbles don't form on the anode and cathode and less energy is wasted, Hysata says.
  — Ed Ballard, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
• Musk focused on the two materials used in a battery’s electrodes (the anode and the cathode, where the cell gets its energy).
  — James Frith, Bloomberg.com, 25 Sep. 2020
• As the current gets more intense, those ions can’t get inside the thick anode material fast enough.
  — Gregory Barber, Wired, 9 Feb. 2022
• Both types of batteries work by sending ions from one electrode, called the cathode, to another, the anode.
  — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2022
• The issue is that unwanted reactions can occur between the sulfur at the anode and in the electrolyte.
  — Gregory Barber, Wired, 1 Feb. 2022
• That causes electrons to concentrate on the anode, at the negative side.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2021
• The gel’s structure also resists the formation of dendrites, the needle-like structures that can form on the anode during charging and cause short circuits.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2024

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024