Toshiba's Super Charge Li-ion batteries available in March 2008
The key feature of the Li-ion secondary battery is that lithium titanate (Li4Ti5O12) is used as a negative-electrode material with electrolyte with a high flash point and a separator with a high heat resistance. Because of this feature, a thermal runaway is less likely to occur in case of an internal short-circuit, so the risks of burst and combustion are reduced, Toshiba said.