钽离子掺杂对LiFePO4 / C物理和电化学性能的影响

采用PAM(聚丙烯酰胺)模板-溶胶凝胶法在惰性气氛下合成钽掺杂的LiFePO₄/C复合正极材料，考察了钽对目标化合物的物理和电化学性能的影响。研究结果表明，0.33C的电流下充放电时，掺杂前后第2个循环的放电容量分别为138.6 mAh·g^-1和155.5 mAh·g^-1，循环20次后容量为141 mAh·g^-1和156 mAh·g^-1。电化学交流阻抗表明，掺杂后的材料阻抗R_ct从180 Ω减小到120 Ω。振实密度比掺杂前提高0.312 g·cm^-3。     

用于可充锂电池的高倍率磷酸铁(II)锂正极材料

本文以聚氧化乙烯为碳源,用柠檬酸辅助湿化学法合成了高倍率的碳包覆的LiFePO₄。使用热重、粉末X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜、循环伏安、电化学阻抗和恒流充放电表征材料的结构和电化学性质。结果表明,该材料组成为5 wt%疏松多孔的碳包覆相纯度很高的小的LiFePO₄颗粒。该材料适用于高倍率充放电,在5 C、10 C和20C的放电倍率下可以分别得到120、90和60 mAh·g^-1的稳定容量。     

铬掺杂的锂离子电池正极材料LiVPO4F的制备以及电化学行为的研究

采用高温固相法2步合成了掺Cr的锂离子电池正极材料LiV_1-xCr_xPO₄F(x=0，0.01，0.03，0.05，0.07)，XRD测试表明LiV_1-xCr_xPO₄F属三斜晶系。通过恒电流充放电，循环伏安和交流阻抗实验表明：掺Cr后LiVPO₄F正极材料更有利于锂离子的嵌入和嵌出，材料的放电容量和循环性能进一步提高，例如，铬掺杂的LiVPO₄F样品在室温、0.2 C倍率下充放电，循环50周后容量在110 mAh·g^-1以上。文中还讨论了充放电容量随掺Cr量的关系，n_Cr含量为0.03的LiV_1-xCr_xPO₄F有着较高的放电平台和良好的循环稳定性。     

EDTA辅助水热法制备性能优异的棒状LiFePO4/C材料

以乙二胺四乙酸为配位剂采用水热法制备了棒状LiFePO₄/C材料。采用X射线衍射、扫描电镜、透射电镜、循环伏安、交流阻抗和恒电流充放电测试等对材料进行表征。结果表明:乙二胺四乙酸对材料的形貌和电性能均有很大影响。通过加入乙二胺四乙酸, 材料的形貌由不规则的颗粒变为棒状的颗粒且颗粒的厚度由140~200 nm减少至40~90 nm, 材料的表面包覆约3.5 nm的均匀碳层, 且该材料极化较小且界面阻抗较低。0.1C放电比容量为167 mAh·g^-1(接近理论容量170 mAh·g^-1)。     

层状LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2正极材料的合成及电化学性能研究

采用液相法在800 ℃空气中烧结20 h合成出层状LiCo_1/3Ni_1/3Mn_1/3O₂正极材料。通过XRD、IR、SEM、XPS和电化学性能测试考察了产物的组成、结构、形貌及电化学性能。结果表明，所合成的LiCo_1/3Ni_1/3Mn_1/3O₂为六方单相，层状结构发育完善；产物呈球形且粒度小，分布窄，平均粒径为0.3 μm。以1 mA·cm^-2的电流密度，在2.7～4.3 V区间进行充放电测试，前4周的充放电比容量分别为168/160 mAh·g^-1、169/162 mAh·g^-1、165/160 mAh·g^-1、163/158 mAh·g^-1，循环性能优良。循环伏安实验表明，该材料在3.9 V附近出现了一对对称性好的氧化还原峰。     

微乳液法合成LiFePO4 / C正极材料及其电化学性能

本文采用微乳液方法合成了纳米LiFePO₄ / C正极材料。制备样品分别用XRD和SEM进行表征，充放电测试其电化学性能。600 ℃制备样品为单一物相，平均粒径90 nm，在室温2.0～4.0 V (vs Li) 放电电压范围和15 mA·g^-1放电速率下，首次放电容量达到159 mAh·g^-1。制备样品同样展现良好的循环性能。在15 mA·g^-1速率下40次循环后，制备样品放电容量仍保持首次放电容量的98.9%。优异的电化学性能得益于样品颗粒的纳米尺寸、均匀分布以及表面碳层包覆提高了活性材料的电子电导率。     

锂离子电池正极材料LiFePO4/ C的合成研究

以三价铁化合物作为铁源，采用碳热还原法一步合成得到锂离子电池正极材料LiFePO₄。利用X射线衍射仪、扫描电镜、碳硫分析法和电化学性能测试方法对磷酸铁锂材料的物相结构、表面形貌、含碳量(质量分数)以及电性能进行分析研究。讨论了烧结温度、烧结时间和掺碳量对材料电性能的影响。结果表明，LiFePO₄的电性能与烧结温度、时间以及掺碳量有密切的关系，在优化试验条件下制备的正极材料LiFePO₄，以电流密度为17 mA·g^-1充放电，首次放电容量达到141.8 mAh·g^-1，80次循环后放电容量为137.7 mAh·g^-1，容量保持率为97.1%。     

球磨辅助高温固相法制备Li1.0Na0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2正极材料及其性能

以乙酸盐(乙酸锂、乙酸钠、乙酸钴、乙酸镍、乙酸锰等)为原材料,采用球磨辅助高温固相法制备Li_1.0Na_0.2Ni_0.13Co_0.13Mn_0.54O₂正极材料。借助XRD、SEM等表征材料的结构和形貌,利用循环伏安、恒流充放电、交流阻抗等方法研究材料的电化学性能。结果表明,钠的掺杂导致颗粒表面光滑度降低,形成Na_0.77MnO_2.05新相。0.05C活化过程中,掺钠样品和未掺钠样品首次放电比容量分别为258.4 mAh·g^-1和215.8 mAh·g^-1,库伦效率分别为75.2%和72.8%;2C放电比容量分别为116.3 mAh·g^-1和106.2 mAh·g^-1。研究发现,掺钠可减小首次充放电过程的不可逆容量,提高容量保持率;改善倍率性能与容量恢复特性;降低SEI膜阻抗和电荷转移阻抗;掺钠后样品首次循环就可以基本完成Li₂MnO₃组分向稳定结构的转化,而未掺杂的样品需要两次循环才能逐步完成该过程;XPS结果表明,掺钠样品中Ni²⁺、Co³⁺、Mn⁴⁺所占比例明显提高,改善了样品的稳定性和电化学性能;循环200次后的XRD结果表明掺钠与未掺钠材料在脱嵌锂反应中的相变化过程基本一致,良好有序的层状结构遭到破坏是循环过程中容量衰减的主要原因。     

以微乳液法制备的锰源合成LiMn2O4

采用CTAB-C₈H₁₈-C₄H₉OH-H₂O微乳体系制备出MnCO₃，将其灼烧成Mn₂O₃之后，与Li₂CO₃混合，800 ℃高温焙烧，获得了颗粒大小为数百纳米，均匀分布的纯相尖晶石LiMn₂O₄。这一材料的电化学性能优秀，0.5C的电流在3～4.2 V之间充放电时，首次放电比容量为124 mAh·g^-1，经过110次循环，保留比容量118 mAh·g^-1，平均每次容量损失<0.05%。该材料的倍率性能尤为优异，10C放电的比容量在110 mAh·g^-1以上，功率约为0.2C时功率的45倍。     

基于铜基底的TiO2纳米管阵列储锂性能

研究了基于铜基底的TiO₂纳米管阵列直接作为锂离子电池电极的储锂性能。以铜基底上生长的Cu(OH)₂纳米棒阵列为模板, 采用自牺牲模板法, 通过外向包覆与内向刻蚀, 制备了非晶态的TiO₂纳米管阵列, 然后将其在500℃下退火处理4 h, 获得锐钛矿型TiO₂纳米管阵列。采用X射线衍射、场发射扫描电镜、透射电镜、热重分析对样品进行表征;采用恒电流充放电、循环伏安和交流阻抗谱测试对退火前后TiO₂纳米管阵列的电化学性能进行研究。结果表明:与非晶态的TiO₂纳米管阵列相比, 锐钛矿型TiO₂纳米管阵列吸附水的含量低, 结晶度高, 电荷迁移阻力小, 锂离子扩散系数大, 结构稳定, 具有更好的循环性能和倍率性能;在0.2 C下, 其首次放电比容量为353 mAh·g^-1, 经过40次循环后的放电比容量仍为243 mAh·g^-1, 在8C下的放电比容量为90 mAh·g^-1。     

五种1-烷基-2,3-二甲基咪唑型离子液体的合成及作为Li/LiFeO_4电池电解液的研究

合成了五种新的1-烷基-2,3-二甲基咪唑二(三氟甲基磺酰)亚胺离子液体(alkyl-DMimTFSI).以离子液体作为Li/LiFeO4电池电解液,分别考察不同烷基(正丁基、正戊基、正辛基、异辛基和正癸基)对电解液理化性质、界面性质和电池行为的影响.结果表明离子液体的电化学窗口都可以达到5.6V(-0.4～5.2Vvs.Li+/Li),显示它们具有较好的电化学稳定性.加入碳酸亚乙烯酯作为添加剂后,离子液体电解液在Li负极形成稳定的固体电解质相界面膜(SEI),从而提高了Li负极的稳定性,保护了Li片不受腐蚀.电化学阻抗和循环伏安分析进一步揭示LiFeO4正极与离子液体电解液也有良好的兼容性.此外,研究还表明离子液体中烷基种类严重影响它们的电池行为.采用butyl-DMimTFSI和amyl-DMimTFSI电解液体系的电池充放电容量和可逆性明显优于另外三种离子液体,它们的首次放电容量分别达到145和152.6mAh/g,并表现出良好的充放电循环性能.因粘度最大,采用isooctyl-DMimTFSI电解液的电池首次放电容量仅为8.3mAh/g,但添加碳酸丙烯酯(质量比1∶1)稀释后首次放电容量上升至132.4mAh/g.     

AlF3包覆对Li1.2Mn0.534Ni0.133Co0.133O2正极材料电化学性能的影响

通过共沉淀法制备锂离子电池富锂锰基正极材料Li1.2Mn0.534Ni0.133Co0.133O2,并对其进行AlF3包覆。实验结果表明,通过AlF3包覆,材料的电化学性能得到明显提高。在0.2C下,包覆前材料的首次放电比容量为253 mAh.g-1,首次充放电效率仅为88.8%。经过AlF3包覆,材料的首次放电比容量提高到294 mAh.g-1,首次充放电效率高达96.4%。同样,在1.0C下循环50次,未包覆材料的放电比容量由225 mAh.g-1降到185 mAh.g-1,容量保持率仅为82.2%。经过AlF3包覆,材料的放电比容量由230mAh.g-1仅降为222 mAh.g-1,容量保持率高达96.5%。     

LiFePO4/C正极材料的液相合成及电化学性能研究

尝试对共沉淀法进行改进, 利用自制的加料装置合成了橄榄石型LiFePO₄/C复合正极材料. 应用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线能谱(EDS)、循环伏安(CV)以及恒电流充放电测试等方法对目标材料进行了结构表征和电化学性能测试. 实验结果表明采用该法得到的样品具有单一的橄榄石结构, 样品形貌规则, 粒径细小均匀. 改性后的材料具有较高的首放容量及良好的循环稳定性能. 0.1C倍率下充放电测试表明, 其首次放电比容量超过145 mAh•g^－1, 50次循环后, 容量没有明显衰减. 0.2C和0.5C倍率下的平均放电容量分别为130及120 mAh•g^－1, 循环过程中样品表现出较好的循环稳定性.     

Nano MgFe2O4 synthesized by sol–gel auto-combustion method as anode materials for lithium ion batteries

In this work, spinel structure MgFe₂O₄ nano-crystals were synthesized by sol–gel auto-combustion method. Morphology and structure of the synthesized MgFe₂O₄ material is characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). And its electrochemical properties were investigated at different active material ratio. Galvanostatic charge/discharge and cyclic voltammograms (CVs) measurements show that the electrode with a ratio of 40:40:20, which is the ratio of active material: super-P carbon (SP): polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), presents relatively superior performance with the initial discharge capacity of 1,123 mAh g^?1 and charge/discharge efficiency of 96.7 %. And after 50 cycles, it still maintains at 635 mAh g^?1, which is nearly double that of the other two electrodes with active material ratio of 60:25:15 and 80:15:5. Electrochemical impedance spectra testing shows that the charge transfer resistance (Rct) decreases along with the increasing amount of SP, which is benefit for reducing the polarization and improving the cycling stability of the electrode to a certain extent.     

Polymer template-assisted microemulsion synthesis of large surface area, porous Li2MnO3 and its characterization as a positive electrode material of Li-ion cells

Lithium-rich manganese oxide (Li₂MnO₃) is prepared by reverse microemulsion method employing Pluronic acid (P123) as a soft template and studied as a positive electrode material. The as-prepared sample possesses good crystalline structure with a broadly distributed mesoporosity but low surface area. As expected, cyclic voltammetry and charge–discharge data indicate poor electrochemical activity. However, the sample gains surface area with narrowly distributed mesoporosity and also electrochemical activity after treating in 4 M H₂SO₄. A discharge capacity of about 160 mAh g^?1 is obtained. When the acid-treated sample is heated at 300 °C, the resulting porous sample with a large surface area and dual porosity provides a discharge capacity of 240 mAh g^?1. The rate capability study suggests that the sample provides about 150 mAh g^?1 at a specific discharge current of 1.25 A g^?1. Although the cycling stability is poor, the high rate capability is attributed to porous nature of the material.     

Improvement of the electrochemical properties of a LiNi<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>Mn<Subscript>1.5</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> cathode material formed by a new solid-state synthesis method

In order to avoid the shortcomings of large particle size and poor uniformity of material synthesized by the traditional solid-state method, this paper utilizes a simple improvement of calcination process (i.e., calcination–milling–recalcination) based on the traditional solid-state synthesis to successfully prepare a large number of well-distributed, micrometer-sized, spherical secondary LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ particles. Each particle is composed of nano- and/or sub-micrometer-sized grains. Results of the electrochemical performance tests show that the material exhibits a remarkable cycle performance and rate capability compared with that obtained from traditional synthesis method; the spherical LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ particles can deliver a large capacity of 135.8 mAh g^?1 at a 1 C discharge rate with a high retention of 77 % after 741 cycles and a good capacity of 105.9 mAh g^?1 at 10 C. Cyclic voltammetry measurements confirm that the significantly improved electrochemical properties are due to enhanced electronic conductivity and lithium-ion diffusion coefficient resulting from the optimized morphology and particle size. This improved method is more suitable for mass production.     

Cobalt ion-doped polyaniline,poly(N-methylaniline), and poly(N-ethylaniline): electrosynthesis and characterisation using electrochemical methods in acidic solutions

Cobalt ion (Co²⁺)-doped polyaniline (PANI-Co), poly(N-methylaniline) (PNMA-Co), and poly(N-ethylaniline) (PNEA-Co) films were synthesised electrochemically on a pencil graphite electrode (PGE) and their electrochemical properties were investigated for supercapacitor applications. The polymer film-coated electrodes (PGE/PANI-Co, PGE/PNMA-Co, and PGE/PNEA-Co) thus obtained were characterised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and different electrochemical methods. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements were employed in 0.1 M H₂SO₄ solution to calculate the specific capacitance (C _S) values of the electrodes. The maximum C _S of 192.94 F g^?1, 139.83 F g^?1, and 47.12 F g^?1 were achieved for PGE/PANI-Co, PGE/PNMA-Co, and PGE/PNEA-Co at 1 mV s^?1, respectively. On the other hand, the charge/discharge stability of the electrodes was analysed using the repeating chronopotentiometry (RCP) method. The RCP measurements indicate that the electrodes could be used as an electrode active material for low voltage supercapacitor applications.     

One-step hydrothermal synthesis of flower-like SnO2/carbon nanotubes composite and its electrochemical properties

In this work, flower-like SnO₂/carbon nanotubes (CNTs) composite was synthesized by one-step hydrothermal method for high-capacity lithium storage. The microstructures of products were characterized by XRD, FESEM and TEM. The electrochemical performance of the flower-like SnO₂/CNTs composite was measured by cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge/discharge cycling. The results show that the flower-like SnO₂/CNTs composite displays superior Li-battery performance with large reversible capacity and high rate capability. The first discharge and charge capacities are 1,230 and 842 mAh g^?1, respectively. After 40 cycles, the reversible discharge capacity is still maintained at 577 mAh g^?1 at the current densities of 50, 100 and 500 mA g^?1, indicating that it’s a promising anode material for high performance lithium-ion batteries.