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Ford Enlists Quantum Computing in EV Battery Materials Hunt

Figure 2: In Farag and Ghosh’s experiment, a gas-phase model was used to mimic the building blocks of LiCoO 2 /CoO 2 for simulation on
a quantum computer. (Source: Quantinuum)
A touted property of InQuanto is that its user interface was designed surface behavior, and it plays a vital role to find potential materials that
for ease of use, even by computational chemists who have never before can enhance the battery performance and robustness.” ■
worked with quantum systems. InQuanto was used for the first time by
Ford researchers in 2021 as a part of the beta testing program. When REFERENCE
the platform was formally released in May 2022, the car company 1 Farag, M.H., and Ghosh, J. (2022). “Towards the simulation of transition-metal
served as a launch partner. oxides of the cathode battery materials using VQE methods.” Research and
In their study, Farag and Ghosh concluded, “Computational chem- Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Co.
istry can provide insights about the charge/discharge mechanisms,
electrochemical and thermal stability, structural phase transition and Stefano Lovati Is a contributing writer for EE Times Europe.

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