Types of batteries

A summary of notable battery cells configurations are provided in the table below according to types (primary, secondary (i.e., rechargeable)), and by application.

Battery cell types[edit]

Primary cells or non-rechargeable batteries	Secondary cells or rechargeable batteries	Batteries by application
Alkaline battery (zinc manganese oxide, carbon) Aluminium–air battery Atomic battery Radioisotope thermoelectric generator Betavoltaic device 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 battery Lithium–air battery Magnesium battery Mercury battery Molten salt battery Nickel oxyhydroxide battery Oxyride battery Organic radical battery Paper battery Pulvermacher's chain 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	Aluminium-ion battery Calcium battery[1] Flow battery Vanadium redox battery Zinc–bromine battery Zinc–cerium battery Hydrogen bromine battery Lead–acid battery Deep-cycle battery VRLA battery AGM battery Gel battery UltraBattery Glass battery Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion lithium cobalt oxide battery (ICR) Lithium–silicon 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] Rechargeable lithium–metal battery Magnesium-ion battery Metal–air electrochemical cells Lithium–air battery Aluminium–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 Molten-salt battery Microbial fuel cell Nickel–cadmium battery Nickel–cadmium battery vented cell type Nickel–hydrogen battery Nickel–iron battery Nickel–metal hydride battery Low self-discharge NiMH battery Nickel–zinc battery Organic radical battery Polymer-based battery Polysulfide bromide battery Potassium-ion battery Rechargeable alkaline battery Rechargeable fuel 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 Zinc-ion battery	Automotive battery Backup battery Battery (vacuum tube) Battery pack Battery room Battery-storage power station Biobattery Button cell CMOS battery Common battery Commodity cell Electric-vehicle battery Flow battery Home energy storage Inverter battery Lantern battery Nanobatteries Nanowire battery Local battery Polapulse battery Photoflash battery Reserve battery Smart battery system Watch battery Water-activated battery Wet cell Zamboni pile