锂离子电池Si@void@C复合材料的制备及其电化学性能

以纳米Si颗粒为核心,正硅酸四乙酯(TEOS)为SiO_2源,采用Stober法在Si表面包覆一层SiO_2,再以多巴胺为碳源,通过碳化处理将SiO_2表面的聚多巴胺层转化成碳层。最后,用HF刻蚀SiO_2并留下空隙,得到Si@void@C复合纳米颗粒。利用X射线衍射、扫描电镜、透射电镜和恒流充放电测试对材料的物相、微观形貌和电化学性能进行表征。结果表明,在0.1 A·g~(-1)电流密度下,Si@void@C负极材料充放电循环100次后充电比容量仍然有1 319.5 mAh·g~(-1),容量保持率为78.4%,表现出优异的电化学性能。     

SnS2/graphene nanocomposite: A high rate anode material for lithium ion battery

In this work,via a facile solvothermal route,we synthesized an anode material for lithium ion batteries(LIBs)—SnS_2 nanoparticle/graphene(SnS_2 NP/GNs) nanocomposite.The nanocomposite consists of SnS_2nanoparticles with an average diameter of 4 nm and graphene nanosheets without restacking.The SnS_2 nanoparticles are firmly anchored on the graphene nanosheets.As an anode material for LIBs,the nanocomposite exhibits good Li storage performance especially high rate performance.At the high current rate of 5,10,and 20 A/g,the nanocomposite delivered high capacities of 525,443,and 378 mAh/g,respectively.The good conductivity of the graphene nanosheets and the small particle size of SnS_2contribute to the electrochemical performance of SnS_2 NP/GNs.     

Amorphous MnO2 as Cathode Material for Sodium‐ion Batteries

Amorphous MnO₂ has been prepared from the reduction of KMnO₄ in ethanol media by a facile one‐step wet chemical route at room temperature. The electrochemical properties of amorphous MnO₂ as cathode material in sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs ) are studied by galvanostatic charge/discharge testing. And the structure and morphologies of amorphous MnO₂ are investigated by X‐ray diffraction (XRD ), scanning electron microscopy (SEM ), transmission electron microscopy (TEM ) and Raman spectra. The results reveal that as‐synthesized amorphous MnO₂ electrode material exhibits a spherical morphology with a diameter between 20 and 60 nm. The first specific discharge capacity of the amorphous MnO₂ electrode is 123.2 mAh •g⁻¹ and remains 136.8 mAh •g⁻¹ after 100 cycles at the current rate of 0.1 C. The specific discharge capacity of amorphous MnO₂ is maintained at 139.2, 120.4, 89, 68 and 47 mAh •g⁻¹ at the current rate of 0.1 C, 0.2 C, 0.5 C, 1 C and 2 C, respectively. The results indicate that amorphous MnO₂ has great potential as a promising cathode material for SIBs .     

Electrophoretic Deposition of Binder‐Free MnO2/Graphene Films for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Binder‐free, nano‐sized needlelike MnO₂ ‐submillimeter‐sized reduced graphene oxide (nMnO₂‐srGO ) hybrid films with abundant porous structures were fabricated through electrophoretic deposition and subsequent thermal annealing at 500 °C for 2 h. The as‐prepared hybrid films exhibit a unique hierarchical morphology, in which nMnO₂ with a diameter of 20—50 nm and a length of 300—500 nm is randomly anchored on both sides of srGO . When evaluated as binder‐free anodes for lithium‐ion half‐cell, the nMnO₂‐srGO composites with a content of 76.9 wt% MnO₂ deliver a high capacity of approximately 1652.2 mA •h•g⁻¹ at a current density of 0.1 A•g⁻¹ after 200 cycles. The high capacity remains at 616.8 mA •h•g⁻¹ (ca. 65.1% capacity retention) at a current density as high as 4 A•g⁻¹. The excellent electrochemical performance indicates that the nMnO₂‐srGO hybrid films could be a promising anode material for lithium ion batteries (LIBs ).     

锂离子电池LiTi_(0.25)Fe_(0.75)SO_4F正极材料的电子结构

采用密度泛函理论平面波赝势的方法,计算了LiFeSO_4F和LiTi_(0.25)Fe_(0.75)SO_4F正极材料的电子结构。计算结果表明:当锂嵌入材料后,S、O和F的原子布居变化较小,电子主要填充在过渡金属的3d轨道,导致过渡金属被还原,成为电化学反应的活性中心。在嵌锂态中,锂和氧(氟)之间形成了离子键,而过渡金属(Ti和Fe)与氧(氟)之间则形成了共价键,S-O键的共价性最强。态密度的计算结果则表明:Ti和Fe均保持高自旋排列结构;LiFeSO_4F的两个自旋通道的带隙分别为2.88和2.29 e V,其导电性很差;Ti掺杂使体系的带隙消失,显著地提高了正极材料的导电性;LiTi_(0.25)Fe_(0.75)SO_4F系统中Ti-O和Ti-F键均比纯相中的Fe-O和Fe-F键的共价性更强,因此Ti掺杂材料具有更好的结构稳定性。     

Fabrication of Nb2O5/C nanocomposites as a high performance anode for lithium ion battery

Nb₂O₅/C nanosheets are successfully prepared through a mixing process and followed by heating treatment.Such Nb₂O₅/C based electrode exhibits high rate performance and remarkable cycling ability, showing a high and stable specific capacity of ~380 mAh g^-1 at the current density of 50 mA g^-1(much higher than the theoretical capacity of Nb₂O₅).Further more,at a current density of 500 mA g^-1,the nanocomposites electrode still exhibits a specific capacity of above 150 mAh g^-1 after 100 cycles.These results suggest the Nb₂O₅/C nanocomposite is a high performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries.     

Hydrothermal synthesis of peony-like CuO micro/nanostructures for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes

The peony-like CuO micro/nanostructures were fabricated by a facile hydrothermal approach. The peonylike CuO micro/nanostructures about 3-5 μm in diameter were assembled by CuO nanoplates. These CuO nanoplates, as the building block, were self-assembled into multilayer structures under the action of ethidene diamine, and then grew into uniform peony-like CuO architecture. The novel peony-like CuO micro/nanostructures exhibit a high cycling stability and improved rate capability. The peony-like CuO micro/nanostructures electrodes show a high reversible capacity of 456 mAh/g after 200 cycles, much higher than that of the commercial CuO nanocrystals at a current 0.1 C. The excellent electrochemical performance of peony-like CuO micro/nanostructures might be ascribed to the unique assembly structure, which not only provide large electrode/electrolyte contact area to accelerate the lithiation reaction, but also the interval between the multilayer structures of CuO nanoplates electrode could provide enough interior space to accommodate the volume change during Li~+ insertion and de-insertion process.     

二次锂电池聚合物正极材料研究进展

近几十年,二次锂电池作为重要的储能装置得到迅猛发展,而开发高性能的锂电池电极材料一直是电化学能源领域的研究热点之一。与传统无机正极材料相比,聚合物正极材料具有比容量高、柔软性好、廉价易得、环境友好、加工方便、可设计性强等诸多优点。本文综述了导电聚合物、共轭羰基聚合物以及含硫聚合物正极材料的结构特点、电极反应机理、电化学性能和近五年来的重大研究进展,总结了这三类聚合物电极材料的优缺点,并重点介绍了含硫聚合物电极材料中存在的问题及改进手段,最后提出了综合这三类聚合物优点的含硫共轭导电聚合物将会是该领域的研究方向。     

Facile fabrication and characterization of polyimide nanofiber reinforced photocured hybrid electrolyte for Li‐ion batteries

In this study, a novel ion conductive polyimide (PI) nanofiber reinforced photocured hybrid electrolyte has been fabricated. Polyimide fibers were fabricated with the reaction between 4,4′‐oxydianiline (ODA) and 3,3′,4,4′‐benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) followed by electrospinning and thermal imidization methods. Then, PI electrospun fibers were dipped into hybrid resin formulation containing bisphenol A ethoxylate dimethacrylate (BEMA), poly (ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA) and 3‐(methacryloyloxy) propyltrimethoxysilane (MEMO) and then photocured to prepare PI nanofiber reinforced electrolyte membrane. Photocured membranes were soaked into lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF₆) before measuring electrochemical stability and ionic conductivity of hybrid polyelectrolyte. The chemical structure and electrochemical performance of the electrolytes were examined by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. The incorporation of MEMO into organic matrix effectively increased the modulus from 2.83 to 5.91 MPa. The obtained results showed that a suitable electrolyte for Li‐ion batteries with high lithium uptake ratio, high conductivity (7.2 × 10^?3 S cm^?1) at ambient temperature and wide stability window above 5.5 V had been prepared. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

锂电池用嵌段共聚物电解质的研究进展

离子导体嵌段共聚物电解质作为一种固态锂电池导离子材料引起了人们的广泛关注。嵌段共聚物的自组装行为为设计微观尺寸有序结构提供了一种可能。这种有序纳米结构既保证聚合物电解质良好的机械性能,同时又拥有与其它聚合物电解质相当的离子电导率,为进一步组装高性能、易加工的锂电池器件提供了一种可能。本文综述了聚氧化乙烯型嵌段共聚物和单离子型嵌段共聚物,并总结了近期嵌段共聚物电解质的形貌影响离子电导率的实验研究结果,最后评述了嵌段共聚物电解质面临的挑战,并对未来研究进行了展望。