碳包覆硅/石墨复合材料的制备及其电化学性能

本文以工业硅粉(600目)为原料,通过高能球磨和热解包碳方法制备了碳包覆纳米硅,在此基础上采用简单的机械球磨方法制备了碳包覆/石墨复合材料,并系统研究了碳包覆量及硅/石墨比例对碳包覆硅/石墨复合材料电化学性能的影响.与商业纳米硅粉/石墨复合材料相比,工业硅粉/石墨复合材料的循环性能及倍率性能均得到改善.通过高能球磨和热处理法得到的碳包覆材料为无定形碳和晶态硅材料的复合,所获碳包覆硅材料一次颗粒的粒径在100～200 nm左右.碳包覆量对材料的电化学性能有着重要影响,Si/C-2-1复合材料表现出高的可逆比容量、良好的倍率性能和循环稳定性,在0.1C倍率下,可逆比容量高达492.6 mA h·g~(-1),循环100周后容量保持率达85.8%,1C电流密度下放电比容量达369.7 mAh·g~(-1),为0.1C的73.9%.提高碳包覆硅/石墨复合材料中硅含量的比例可以提升其比容量,当硅含量达到20%时,Si/C-2-3复合材料在0.1C倍率下可逆比容量达到600.4 mAh·g~(-1),但材料循环性能有所下降,说明石墨在稳定硅/碳复合材料循环性能方面发挥着非常重要的作用.     

三维交联石墨烯纳米纤维的合成及储锂性能

以氧化石墨烯为原料, 高温下自组装得到高结晶的三维交联石墨烯纳米纤维. 扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜观测结果表明, 三维石墨烯纳米纤维为实心结构, 直径小于100 nm, 石墨烯片层有序排列卷曲, 具有较高的结晶度. 电化学性能研究结果表明, 该纳米纤维作为锂离子电池负极材料时, 展现出较高的首次库仑效率(72.4%)与储锂容量(0.1C倍率下容量为692.7 mA·h/g)、 良好的倍率性能(20C倍率下容量为373.3 mA·h/g)及优异的循环稳定性(1000次循环后容量保持率为84.1%).     

碳包覆碳酸钴锂离子电池负极材料的制备及电化学性能

以葡萄糖作为碳源,通过简单的水热反应获得菱形碳包覆碳酸钴(CoCO₃/C)复合材料,并研究了其作为锂离子电池负极材料的电化学性能.晶型和表面形貌通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)进行表征,用热重-差热分析法(TG-DTA)来测试CoCO₃/C材料中碳的含量,用拉曼光谱分析无定型碳的存在. Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH)则用来分析材料的孔径分布情况.实验表明,碳包覆不仅在CoCO₃颗粒表面包覆了一层无定性碳,使得CoCO₃材料在充放电过程中保持结构的稳定性,也形成了一些大约30 nm左右的介孔,这种孔的存在有助于电解液中离子的传输,从而提高材料的电化学性能.电极材料在0.90C(1.00C = 450 mAh•g^-1)倍率下进行循环测试, 500次后的容量仍保持在539 mAh•g^-1,显示出了较好的循环性能.当增加到3.00C倍率时CoCO₃/C容量为130 mAh•g^-1,再恢复到0.15C倍率时容量依然能够达到770 mAh•g^-1,表现出了CoCO₃/C具有良好的稳定性.     

电压敏感性聚三苯胺修饰隔膜用于锂硫电池过充保护

本文以三苯胺为原料,通过化学氧化法制备了具有电压敏感性的聚三苯胺(PTPAn)并将其成功应用到锂硫电池隔膜上。电导率测试结果表明,PTPAn/聚丙烯(PP)隔膜的离子电导率达1.56 mS·cm^-1;循环伏安(CV)测试结果表明,PTPAn/PP隔膜在3.5–4.2 V内具有氧化还原峰。在0.1C倍率下,采用PTPAn/PP隔膜和空白PP隔膜的锂硫电池在经200周循环后,放电比容量分别为424.8和407.2 mAh·g^-1,库伦效率分别为99.38%和98.59%,倍率测试表明(0.1C、0.2C、0.5C、1C),采用PTPAn/PP隔膜的锂硫电池在不同倍率下放电比容量均高于采用空白PP隔膜的锂硫电池。与此同时,对采用PTPAn/PP隔膜的锂硫电池进行过充实验,在第4周过充时,充电比容量为843.1 mAh·g^-1,放电比容量为839.8 mAh·g^-1;第10周过充时,充电比容量为690.2 mAh·g^-1,放电比容量为669.2 mAh·g^-1。第16周过充时,电池的充电比容量为538.7 mAh·g^-1,放电比容量为512.9 mAh·g^-1。倍率过充测试表明,经过不同倍率过充实验后,采用PTPAn/PP隔膜的锂硫电池仍能正常工作,在1C倍率下过充,电池电压稳定保持在3.9 V,充电比容量为349.8 mAh·g^-1,放电比容量为328.7 mAh·g^-1。     

高倍率性能纳微结构锂离子电池正极材料0.6Li2MnO3-0.4LiNi0.5Mn0.5O2的简易制备

采用快速共沉淀法合成了立方体的层状无钴富锂固溶体正极材料0.6Li₂MnO₃-0.4LiNi_0.5Mn_0.5O₂.通过X射线衍射(XRD), X射线光电子能谱(XPS),电感耦合等离子体(ICP),扫描电子显微镜(SEM),透射电子显微镜(TEM)及电性能测试等手段对材料进行了表征.结果表明,材料具有典型的α-NaFeO₂六方层状晶体结构且具有与目标材料相似的化学组成. SEM和TEM结果表明,材料由粒径为40-200 nm的纳米颗粒组装成立方体结构.在文中给出了一个立方团聚体可能的形成机理.电化学性能测试(2.0-4.8 V电压范围内(vs Li/Li⁺))显示该材料具有优异的倍率性能, 0.1C和10C倍率下的放电比容量分别是243和143 mAh·g^-1.此外,该材料具有良好的循环稳定性,即使在大倍率测试后, 0.5C倍率下循环72次仍显示出90.7%的高容量保持率.这种具有简易操作步骤和优异结果的共沉淀方法是一种经济的能够促进锂离子电池正极材料大规模应用的技术手段.     

三元掺杂改性锂离子电池正极材料Li3V2(PO4)3

以柠檬酸为螯合剂和还原剂, NH₄VO₃为钒源,通过溶胶-凝胶法制备了锂离子电池正极材料Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃及其三元掺杂体系Li_2.85Na_0.15V_1.9Al_0.1(PO₄)_2.9F_0.1.分别采用X射线衍射(XRD)、高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)、能量损失谱(EELS)、拉曼(Raman)光谱、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线能谱(EDS)、恒流充放电、循环伏安(CV)和交流阻抗谱(EIS)等技术对材料的微观结构、颗粒形貌和电化学性能进行分析.结果表明:在残余碳包覆的基础上, Na、Al、F三元掺杂有利于稳定Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃的晶体结构,进一步减少颗粒团聚和提升材料导电特性,促进第三个锂离子的脱出和嵌入,从而显著改善Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃的实用电化学性能.未经掺杂的Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃原粉在1/9C、1C和6C倍率下的可逆比容量分别为141、119和98 mAh·g^-1,而三元掺杂改性材料在1/9C、1C、8C和14C倍率下的比容量分别为172、139、119和115 mAh·g^-1.在1C倍率下循环300圈后,掺杂体系的比容量依然高达118 mAh·g^-1,比原粉高出32.6%.值得注意的是,这种三元掺杂还使Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃的多平台放电曲线近似转变为一条斜线,显示出可能不同的储锂机制.     

高倍率锂离子电池负极材料:氮掺杂碳纳米笼

锂离子电池具有能量密度高和循环性好等优点, 广泛应用于小型移动设备等领域, 但尚不能满足需要兼具高容量和高倍率性能的应用要求. 以兼具高比表面积、氮含量高且可调、良好石墨化程度、多尺度分级结构(含孔结构)、有微孔通道的寡层笼壁结构等特征的氮掺杂碳纳米笼(NCNC)为锂离子电池负极材料, 展现出高的比容量、优异的倍率性能和稳定性, 譬如: 在0.1 A·g^-1小电流密度下, NCNC800的循环稳定的充电比容量可以高达约900 mAh·g^-1, 显著优于商业石墨; 在20.0 A·g^-1大电流密度下, 循环500圈后的可逆比容量仍能稳定在约135 mAh·g^-1. 如此优异的电化学性能可归因于NCNC的结构特征, 如高比表面积、良好石墨化程度、独特介观结构和孔结构, 这些特征有利于锂离子传输、电解液渗透和电子传导等. 这为开发高倍率和高比容量的锂离子电池负极材料提供思路.     

石墨炔-有机共轭分子复合材料的制备及其储锂性能

发展了基于超分子化学的新方法实现了对石墨炔的原位氮掺杂,通过利用石墨炔与有机共轭分子间强的π–π作用,原位制备了石墨炔/卟吩复合材料薄膜,并用作锂离子电池的负极材料,其比容量增加到了1000 mAh∙g⁻¹,该复合材料表现出优良的倍率性能和循环稳定性,为可控制备掺氮石墨炔复合材料提供了新的思路。     

热处理对富氮碳纳米纤维结构及储锂性能的影响

以聚丙烯腈(PAN)为原料,经静电纺丝、稳定化和碳化,制备了碳纳米纤维(CNFs)。系统地研究了氮的种类及含量对锂离子电池(LIBs)中Li+的储存性能和负极容量的影响。碳化过程中纤维从无定形碳向石墨化碳结构转变,含氮官能团减少,结构的变化对Li+在CNFs电极中的存储位置有很大的影响。结果表明,Li+不仅可以存储在石墨化碳层之间,还可以存储在氮功能化引起的缺陷部位,后者主要是由于碳材料的氮掺杂而使LIBs的电化学性能改善。碳化温度为600℃时,可以产生足够高的氮含量,从而提高电极的容量。在电流密度为0.1 A·g^-1时,循环200次之后比容量高达560 mAh·g^-1,即使在1 A·g^-1的高电流密度下,循环1000次比电容量仍然保持在200 mAh·g^-1。     

正硅酸乙酯对高电压镍锰酸锂基全电池电化学性能的影响

为了提高镍锰酸锂全电池的电化学性能,本文采用物理混合的方法在负极浆料中加入正硅酸乙酯(TEOS),并按m(TEOS)∶m(石墨)=0∶100、5∶100、10∶100、16∶100、20∶100的比例进行搅拌混合。 以镍锰酸锂为正极,石墨为负极,组装成502030型软包装锂离子电池,并对该电池进行恒流充放电和内阻等测试。 测试结果显示,0TEOS(m(TEOS)∶m(石墨)=0∶100)样品的电池内阻为159 mΩ,循环200圈后,容量保持率为52.6%,放电比容量为46 mA·h/g;16TEOS(m(TEOS)∶m(石墨)=16∶100)样品的电池为105 mΩ,65.7%和62.9 mA·h/g。 实验结果表明:通过物理混合的方法在负极浆料中加入TEOS,有利于在负极表面形成结构稳定的人工固体电解质膜(SEI膜),提高镍锰酸锂材料的循环和倍率性能。     

不同生物炭材料的制备及其在Li-S电池中的应用

Biochar derived from reproducible massive biomasses presents the advantages of low cost and renewable resources. In this work aiming to solve the existing problems of the lithium-sulfur battery, sulfur@biochar (S@biochar) composite cathode materials with high capacity and good cycle performance were developed. Specifically, four kinds of biochar prepared from rice husk, miscanthus, fir, and pomelo peel were used as host matrices for the Li-S battery. Among them, the S@biochar derived from rice husk delivered the highest specific capacity and the best cycle stability according to electrochemical tests. To further optimize its performance, we prepared a highly porous rice husk derived biochar (HPRH-biochar) using silica gel as the template. The S@HPRH-biochar composite (60% (w, mass fraction) S) enables the homogeneous dispersion of amorphous sulfur in the carbon matrix and its porous structure could effectively suppress the dissolution of the polysulfide. As a result, its electrochemical performance improved, achieving a high initial charge capacity of 1534.1 mAh·g^-1 and maintaining a high capacity of 738.7 mAh·g^-1 after 100 cycles at 0.2C (1C corresponds to a current density of 1675 mA·g^-1). It also gives a capacity of 485.3 mAh·g^-1 at 2.0C in the rate capacity test.     

The effects of flow angle and shear rate within the spinneret on the separation performance of poly(ethersulfone) (PES) ultrafiltration hollow fiber membranes

The effects of dope flow rate and flow angle within a spinneret during spinning hollow fiber membranes on the morphology, water permeability and separation performance of poly(ethersulfone) ultrafiltration hollow fiber membranes were investigated. For this purpose, two spinnerets with different flow angles were designed and used. The dope solution, containing polyethersulphone (PES)/N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP)/diethylene glycol (DG) with a weight ratio of 23/41/36, which was very close to its cloud point (binodal line), was used in order to speed up the coagulation of nascent fibers so that the relaxation effect on molecular orientation was reduced. The wet-spinning process was purposely chosen to fabricate the hollow fibers without extra drawing. Therefore, the effects of gravity and elongation stress on fiber formation could be significantly reduced and the orientation induced by shear stress within the spinneret could be frozen into the wet-spun fibers. Experimental results suggest that higher dope flow rates (shear rates) in the spinneret produce UF hollow fiber membranes with smaller pore sizes and denser skin layers due to the enhanced molecular orientation. Hence, the pore size and the water permeability decrease, but the solute separation increases. Hollow fibers spun from a conical spinneret have smaller mean pore sizes with larger geometric standard deviations, thus exhibiting lower water flux and greater solute separation than hollow fibers spun from a traditional straight spinneret. In addition, SEM studies indicate macrovoids response differently for the 90° straight and 60° conical spinnerets when increasing the dope flow rate. Macrovoids can be significantly suppressed and almost disappear in the 90° spinneret at high dope flow rates. This phenomenon cannot be observed for the 60° conic spinneret.     

镁离子掺杂对LiFePO4/C材料电池性能的影响

通过PVA(聚乙烯醇)包覆工艺利用固相法合成了镁离子掺杂的LiFePO₄/C.材料的高温电导率特征曲线和电阻率与掺杂含量变化的曲线表明，材料中由于Mg离子的掺杂，使得其导电机制由n型半导体向p型半导体转换.在镁离子掺杂原子百分含量为0.3％(x)下，研究了材料的结晶性能随烧成温度的变化.973 K下合成材料具有良好的微观结构，材料的亚微米颗粒和PVA裂解产生的碳黑形成了粒径在10 μm左右的团簇体.在循环伏安特性曲线中，存在两个小的肩峰,表明在循环过程中，锂离子可以通过由掺杂产生的锂空位进行插入和脱出.材料在0.1 C的充放电速率下，首次充放电曲线具有平稳的电压平台和较大的充放电容量.当充放电速率为0.5 C时，材料仍然具有大于120 mA•h•g^－1的充放电容量；经过100次循环后，基本上没有发现材料的循环容量衰减的情况.     

碳掺氧缺型TiO2纤维的无外碳源制备及光催化性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法, 结合离心纺丝技术及水蒸气活化工艺制备了一种碳掺氧缺型TiO₂(C-TiO_2-n)纤维光催化剂. 探究了C-TiO_2-n纤维的结构、 组分、 性质及碳掺杂对其光催化活性的影响. 结果表明, 在无外碳源引入的情况下, 利用TiO₂前驱体中的有机组分作为碳源, 可以实现对TiO₂的碳掺杂, 且碳掺杂明显改善了光催化剂的光捕获能力并有效抑制了光生载流子的复合. 在以水中偶氮染料活性艳红(X-3B)作为目标污染物的光催化降解实验中, C-TiO_2-n纤维展现了优良的光催化活性和循环稳定性. 在可见光照射60 min后, 其对X-3B的降解率达到96.99%, 动力学常数为0.0556 min^-1, 是氧缺型TiO₂纤维的19.86倍.     

Thermal degradation behavior of cellulose fibers partially esterified with some long chain organic acids

The thermal degradation behavior of cellulose fibers and some fibrous cellulose esters with partial degree of substitution has been studied by thermogravimetry analysis (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Cellulose esters were prepared by heterogeneous esterification in Py/TsCl with unsaturated or saturated long chain organic acids [undecylenic (C₁₁), undecanoic (C₁₁), oleic (C₁₈) and stearic (C₁₈)]. The thermal degradation of cellulose fibers follows a one-step process. The thermal stability of cellulose esters is inferior to that of unmodified cellulose fibers and the thermograms show a two-step degradation process, probably controlled by crosslinking reactions, which occur during thermal decomposition. Exothermic peaks in the DSC thermograms are also an indication of such reactions. Kinetic parameters such as the activation energy E, order of decomposition n, and frequency factor Z were obtained following the Friedman method. The cellulose sample followed first order of decomposition, however for cellulose esters higher orders were observed.     

粘结剂对形貌各异的石墨负极电化学性能的影响

As an important component in electrodes, the choice of an appropriate binder is significant when fabricating lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with good cycle stability and rate capability, which are used in numerous applications, especially portable electronics and eco-friendly electric vehicles (EVs). Semi-crystalline poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), which is a traditional and widely used binder, cannot efficiently accommodate the volume changes observed in the anode during the charge-discharge process while binding all the components in the electrode together, which results in increased internal cell resistance, detachment of the electrode components, and capacity fading. Herein, we have investigated a highly polar and elastomeric polyacrylonitrile-butadiene (NBR) rubber for use as a binder in LIBs, which can accommodate graphite particles of different shapes compared to semi-crystalline PVDF. Prior to our electrochemical tests, NBR was analyzed using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), showing good thermal stability and an amorphous morphology. NBR is more conformable to irregular surfaces, which results in the formation of a homogeneous passivation layer on both spherical and flaky graphite particles to effectively suppress any electrolyte side reactions, further allowing more uniform and fast Li ion diffusion at the electrolyte/electrolyte interface. As a result, the electrochemical performance of both spherical and flaky shape graphite electrodes was significantly improved in terms of their first cycle Coulombic efficiency (CE) and cycle stability. With comparative specific capacity, the first cycle CE of the NBR-based spherical and flaky graphite electrodes were 87.0% and 85.5%, compared to 85.3% and 82.6% observed for their corresponding PVDF-based electrodes, respectively. After 1000 discharge-charge cycles at 1C, the capacity retention of the NBR-based graphite electrodes was significantly higher than that of PVDF-based electrodes. This was attributed to the good stability of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formed on the graphite electrodes and the high stretching ability of the elastomeric NBR binder, which help to accommodate the repeated volume fluctuation of graphite observed during long-term charge-discharge cycling. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and microscopic analysis (SEM and TEM) were carried out to investigate the formation and evolution of the SEI layers formed on the spherical and flaky graphite electrodes. The results show that thin, homogeneous, and stable SEI layers are formed on the surface of both spherical and flaky graphite electrodes prepared using the NBR binder. When compared to the PVDF-based graphite electrodes, the graphite electrodes constructed using NBR showed decreased resistance in the SEI layer and faster charge transfer, thus enhancing the electrode kinetics for Li ion intercalation/deintercalation. Our study shows that the electrochemical performance of spherical and flaky graphite electrodes prepared using the NBR binder is significantly improved, demonstrating that NBR is a promising binder for these electrodes in LIBs.     

流变相法制备海藻酸基碳包覆Li3V2(PO4)3材料的电化学性能

Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃/C (LVP/C) cathode materials were successfully prepared by a rheological phase method using alginic acid as the carbon source. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns demonstrate that all the samples contain pure LVP with the same monoclinic structure. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images show that LVP/C materials have a uniform particle size. The LVP/C sample with 10% (w) alginic acid shows the best cycling stability. It delivers a discharge capacity of 117.5 mAh·g^-1 (3.0-4.3 V), which can be maintained at 116.5 mAh·g^-1 after 50 cycles at a rate of 0.1C. Its capacity retentions of 99.1% (3.0-4.3 V) and 76.8% (3.0-4.8 V) after 50 cycles are prominently higher than those of pristine Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃, which are 89.7% (3.0-4.3 V) and 62.39% (3.0-4.8 V). These outstanding electrochemical performances are mainly attributed to the alginic acid-based carbon coating, which can increase the electronic conductivity of materials and buffer the mechanical damage of the active materials during the Li ion insertion/extraction process, thus improving the electrochemical performance of the LVP/C samples.