增大层间距对天然石墨可逆储锂性能的影响研究

利用石墨嵌入化合物(GIC)制备技术处理天然石墨, 然后在其表面包覆一层软炭前驱体, 并在惰性气氛下热处理. 所得样品不但层间距保持了拉大的状态, 而且还在天然石墨内部预留了膨胀空间. 成功地找到了在保持天然石墨粒度和碳六角平面直径不显著改变情况下, 提高石墨层间距, 预留膨胀空间的石墨改性方法. 分析表明, 石墨嵌入化合物表面含有的大量含氧官能团, 在软炭前驱体包覆石墨嵌入化合物的过程中, 含氧官能团与沥青之间的反应和石墨嵌入化合物分解产生气体的溢出阻碍了层间距和预留空间的恢复. 将这种材料用于锂离子电池负极材料, 石墨的可逆储锂容量变化不大, 但是倍率放电性能和循环性能得到明显改善. 这主要是因为加大层间距和预留膨胀空间, 拓宽了锂离子扩散通道, 降低了石墨嵌锂膨胀引起的包覆层破裂.     

AlF3包覆天然石墨负极材料的制备及其电化学性能

以天然石墨为原料,通过机械高速分散设备将天然石墨和Al F3在液相介质中充分混合,混合液喷雾干燥后获得颗粒形态均匀分散的Al F3包覆天然石墨(NG)复合负极材料(AF/NG)。一方面Al F3包覆层有助于在天然石墨表面形成稳定的SEI膜,提升材料的循环稳定性;另一方面Al F3的引入改善了锂离子在天然石墨内外的迁移与扩散,提升复合材料的倍率性能,0.5C倍率下放电比容量达到278 m Ah·g-1,同等倍率下比未包覆Al F3样品提高了78 m Ah·g-1。合成工艺简单易管控,适合规模化商业生产。     

热处理温度对石墨复合负极材料电化学性能的影响

以球形天然石墨为原料,柠檬酸为碳源,通过喷雾造粒及高温热处理得到了高容量石墨复合(G/C)负极材料.利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和高分辨率透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)对样品物相和微观形貌进行表征,并通过恒流充放电及循环伏安(CV)研究了不同热处理温度对G/C材料电化学性能的影响.2 900 ℃制得样品既具有石墨负极电压曲线特性,又可释放出远高于商品化石墨负极的比容量:首次循环活化后充电比容量为423 mAh·g^-1,100次循环后仍高达416 mAh·g^-1,容量保持率为98%.     

改性球形天然石墨锂离子电池负极材料的研究

将天然鳞片石墨制成球形石墨,在其表面包覆一层纳米非石墨化碳材料制成具有核壳结构的改性球形石墨。实验结果表明:此法显著提高了天然石墨的振实密度、可逆容量(达365mAh·g-1 ),首次库仑效率( >93% )和循环稳定性(循环500次后,容量保持率>80% )。分析并讨论了负极材料的结构及其与电化学性能的关系。     

带状中间相沥青基石墨纤维结构对电化学性能的影响

通过中间相沥青熔融纺丝、预氧化、炭化及石墨化处理制得了带状中间相沥青基石墨纤维。研究了喷丝孔尺寸和纺丝速率对带状石墨纤维横截面碳层片取向和晶体结构的影响,对用作锂离子电池负极材料的带状石墨纤维的电化学性能进行了测试。结果表明：喷丝孔尺寸和纺丝速率对石墨纤维碳层片取向具有显著影响。采用低长宽比的喷丝孔在低纺丝速率下制备的石墨纤维其碳层片取向呈类辐射状,此石墨纤维负极材料的倍率性能较好,在0.1C和1C倍率下其放电比容量分别为336和300 mAh·g^-1,但其循环稳定性较差,在0.1C倍率下循环100次后容量保持率为89.1%;采用高长宽比的喷丝孔在低纺丝速率下制备的石墨纤维其碳层片呈波浪褶皱状且沿平行纤维主平面取向度高,此石墨纤维负极材料的倍率性能相对较差,但其循环稳定性较好,在0.1C倍率下循环100次后容量保持率为98.8%。随纺丝速率的增加,石墨纤维碳层片整体有序度降低,平行纤维主平面取向的碳层片含量减小,由此导致纤维负极材料的可逆比容量下降。     

AlF3包覆天然石墨负极材料的制备及其电化学性能

以天然石墨为原料,通过机械高速分散设备将天然石墨和AlF₃在液相介质中充分混合,混合液喷雾干燥后获得颗粒形态均匀分散的AlF₃包覆天然石墨（NG）复合负极材料（AF/NG）。一方面AlF₃包覆层有助于在天然石墨表面形成稳定的SEI膜,提升材料的循环稳定性;另一方面AlF₃的引入改善了锂离子在天然石墨内外的迁移与扩散,提升复合材料的倍率性能,0.5C倍率下放电比容量达到278 mAh·g^-1,同等倍率下比未包覆AlF₃样品提高了78 mAh·g^-1。合成工艺简单易管控,适合规模化商业生产。     

热处理温度对石墨复合负极材料电化学性能的影响

以球形天然石墨为原料,柠檬酸为碳源,通过喷雾造粒及高温热处理得到了高容量石墨复合(G/C)负极材料。利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和高分辨率透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)对样品物相和微观形貌进行表征,并通过恒流充放电及循环伏安(CV)研究了不同热处理温度对G/C材料电化学性能的影响。2900℃制得样品既具有石墨负极电压曲线特性,又可释放出远高于商品化石墨负极的比容量:首次循环活化后充电比容量为423mAh·g^-1,100次循环后仍高达416mAh·g^-1,容量保持率为98%。     

Ge/GeO_2/多层石墨纳米复合物锂离子电池负极材料性能研究

由于其高容量、快速锂离子扩散速率和高电导性的优点,锗被认为是一种非常有前景的锂离子电池负极材料.本研究利用GeO2和石墨作为前驱体,通过水热法制备Ge/GeO_2/多层石墨复合物并将其应用于锂离子电池负极材料进行电化学性能研究.实验结果表明,Ge/GeO2纳米粒子的粒径约为40 nm.该复合物电极的第一次充放电容量分别是2045和1146 mA h g.1,库仑效率为56.0%.50圈充放电循环后,当电压范围为0.01~1.50 V时,容量保持在1008 mAhg~(-1).倍率实验表明,该电极在1C(1C=1000mAg~(-1))和2 C倍率大电流下,虽然容量略有衰减,但仍保持790和710 mAhg~(-1)的高容量.     

还原氧化石墨烯改性少层剥离石墨增强石墨基钾离子电池负极稳定性

钾在石墨中嵌入电位较低,因此石墨负极可使钾离子电池具有较高的能量密度,是一种理想的钾离子电池负极材料。然而,石墨嵌钾后的体积膨胀率高达60%,导致钾离子电池的循环稳定性较差。此外,钾嵌入石墨层间的动力学过程缓慢,制约了钾离子电池倍率性能的提升。在本工作中,我们用还原氧化石墨烯(rGO)包覆剥离石墨(EG),得到一种具有协同效应的层状复合材料。一方面,以少层的EG代替石墨可以减少由于钾的嵌入/脱嵌所引起的体积膨胀和内部应力;另一方面,外层rGO可以避免EG的堆叠,这有利于加速动力学过程并在钾化/去钾化过程中稳定结构。当复合材料所用EG和GO的质量比为1 : 1时,其性能达到最优,在50 mA·g^-1的电流密度下能够提供443 mAh·g^-1的比容量;在电流密度为800 mA·g^-1时,比容量为190 mAh·g^-1,保持率为42.9%。相同测试条件下,纯EG和rGO的容量保持率仅为14.2%和27.2%。测试结果说明EG-1/rGO-1复合材料在比容量和倍率性能两个方面得到了提升。     

锂离子电池负极材料纳米多孔硅/石墨/碳复合微球的制备与性能

以硅藻土为原料, 通过镁热还原反应得到多孔硅, 进一步利用砂磨得到纳米多孔硅, 然后通过球磨将其与片状石墨和沥青均匀混合, 采用喷雾干燥技术造粒, 高温煅烧后制备了纳米多孔硅/石墨/碳复合微球. 对所得复合微球的结构和理化性质进行了表征. 纳米多孔硅/石墨/碳复合微球作为锂离子电池负极材料展示出较高的可逆容量、 优异的循环稳定性(100次循环后容量仍为790 mA·h/g, 容量保持率可达96.7%)及较好的倍率性能.     

New cyclic carbonate solvent for lithium ion batteries: trans-2,3-butylene carbonate

A new cyclic carbonate useful for lithium ion batteries with graphitic carbon anode is presented. Although it is structurally very similar to propylene carbonate, it is much less reactive toward graphite than propylene carbonate. The decrease in the reactivity can be explained in terms of its unique geometry that hinders its co-intercalation into the layer spacing of graphite structure. We demonstrate that electrolytes containing this solvent exhibit a satisfactory initial efficiency and discharge performance at low temperature.     

Soft carbon-coated bulk graphite for improved potassium ion storage

Potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) have attracted tremendous attention for large-scale energy storage fields based on abundant potassium resources. Graphite is a promising anode material for PIBs due to its low potassium ion intercalation voltage and mature industrialized preparation technology. However, the inability of graphitic structures to endure large volume change during charge/discharge cycles is a major limitation in their advancement for practical PIBs. Herein, a soft carbon-coated bulk graphite composite is synthesized using PTCDA as a carbon precursor. The PTCDA-derived soft carbon coating layer with large interlayer distance facilities fast potassium ion intercalation/extraction in the BG@C composite and buffers severe volume change during the charge/discharge cycles. When tested as anode for PIBs, the composite realizes enhanced rate capability (131.3 mAh/g at 2 C, 1 C = 279 mA/g) and cycling performance (capacity retention of 76.1% after 150 cycles at 0.5 C). In general, the surface modification route to engineer graphite anode could inherently improve the electrochemical performance without any structural alteration.     

High dispersion and electrocatalytic properties of platinum nanoparticles on graphitic carbon nanofibers (GCNFs)

Highly dispersed platinum nanoparticles were electrodeposited on graphitic carbon nanofibers (GCNFs) by cyclic voltammetry (CV) in 7.7 mM H2PtCl6+0.5 M HCl aqueous solutions. The graphitic carbon nanofibers (GCNFs) used in this paper were grown directly on a graphite disk by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The micrographs and element composition of Pt/GCNFs/graphite electrode were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electron diffraction spectroscopy (EDS). The electrocatalytic properties of Pt/GCNFs/graphite electrode for methanol oxidation have been investigated by CV and excellent electrocatalytic activity can be observed even at very low platinum loading (md=8.79 microg cm(-2)). The highest mass activity (MA) for methanol oxidation reaches 323 Ag(-1) when Pt/GCNFs/graphite electrode was cycled at a sweep rate of 50 mVs(-1) by CV in 2 M CH3OH+1 M H2SO4 aqueous solutions. This may be attributed to the small particle size and high dispersion of platinum particles coated on GCNFs and shows good potential application in direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). Additionally, the long-term cycling stability of platinum catalysts was also investigated.     

二氟二草酸硼酸锂对LiFePO4/石墨电池高温性能的影响

研究了二氟二草酸硼酸锂(LiODFB)作为锂盐加入到碳酸丙烯酯(PC)+碳酸乙烯酯(EC)+碳酸甲乙酯(EMC)(质量比为1:1:3)混合溶剂中对LiFePO4/石墨电池高温(60 ℃)循环性能的影响. 用线性扫描伏安法(LSV)测试了电解液的电化学窗口. 通过等离子发射光谱(ICP)和能量散射光谱(EDS)对LiFePO4材料高温条件下在不同电解液中的稳定性进行了研究; 并用扫描电镜(SEM)和电化学交流阻抗谱(EIS)分析了石墨负极表面的固体电解液相界面(SEI)膜的热稳定性. 结果表明: 一方面LiODFB基电解液能抑制LiFePO4材料在高温条件下Fe(II)的溶解, 防止溶解的Fe(II)在石墨上还原, 有效地降低电池阻抗; 另一方面, 在LiODFB基电解液中形成的石墨负极表面SEI膜具有更好的热稳定性, 能显著提高LiFePO4/石墨电池的高温循环性能.     

The preparation of porous graphite and its application in lithium ion batteries as anode material

Graphite is the most widely used anode material for lithium ion batteries (LIBs). However, the performance of graphite is limited by its slow charging rates. In this work, porous graphite was successfully prepared by nickel-catalyzed gasification. The existence of the pores and channels in graphite particles can greatly increase the number of sites for Li-ion intercalation-deintercalation in graphite lattice and reduce the Li-ion diffusion distance, which can greatly facilitate the rapid diffusion of lithium ions; meanwhile, the pores and channels can act as buffers for the volume change of the graphite in charging-discharging processes. As a result, the prepared graphite with pores and channels exhibits excellent cycling stability at high rate as anode materials for LIBs. The porous graphite offers better cycling performance than pristine graphite, retaining 81.4 % of its initial reversible capacity after 1500 cycles at 5 C rates. The effective synthesis strategy might open new avenues for the design of high-performance graphite materials. The porous graphite anode material is proposed in applications of high rate charging Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles.     

Dilatometric and mass spectrometric investigations on lithium ion battery anode materials

Lithium ion batteries operate beyond the thermodynamic stability of the aprotic organic electrolyte used. In 1 M LiClO(4) propylene carbonate electrolyte, with and without the addition of ethylene sulfite as a film forming electrolyte additive, we have used in situ electrochemical dilatometry and on-line electrochemical mass spectrometry to study the volume expansion/contraction of graphitic anodes and the formation of propylene gas, which both can occur during the graphite anode reduction (charge) process. The combination of both methods allows us to get insights into the respective electrolyte reduction mechanisms. The results indicate that the major failure mechanisms of graphitic anodes in pure PC electrolyte can be attributed to the intercalation of solvated lithium ions and the formation of propylene gas, which causes the graphite particles to exfoliate and crack.     

A Designed Durable Electrolyte for High-Voltage Lithium-Ion Batteries and Mechanism Analysis

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) dominate the energy market, from electronic devices to electric vehicles, but pursuing greater energy density remains challenging owing to the limited electrode capacity. Although increasing the cut-off voltage of LIBs (>4.4 V vs. Li/Li⁺) can enhance the energy density, the aggravated electrolyte decomposition always leads to a severe capacity fading and/or expiry of the battery. Herein, a new durable electrolyte is reported for high-voltage LIBs. The designed electrolyte is composed of mixed linear alkyl carbonate solvent with certain cyclic carbonate additives, in which use of the ethylene carbonate (EC) co-solvent was successfully avoided to suppress the electrolyte decomposition. As a result, an extremely high cycling stability, rate capability, and high-temperature storage performance were demonstrated in the case of a graphite|LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ (NCM622) battery at 4.45 V when this electrolyte was used. The good compatibility of the electrolyte with the graphite anode and the mitigated structural degradation of the NCM622 cathode are responsible for the high performance at high potentials above 4.4 V. This work presents a promising application of high-voltage electrolytes for pursuing high energy LIBs and provides a straightforward guide to study the electrodes/electrolyte interface for higher stability.