Cycling parameters of MAG graphite as anode material for lithium-ion batteries

Integrated analysis of the cycling parameters (reversible specific capacity, Coulomb efficiency, irreversible loss of cycle capacity, accumulated irreversible capacity, and retention of reversible capacity) of synthetic graphite of MAG brand as an active material for the negative electrode of lithium-ion batteries was made.     

Synthesis of a silicon-graphite composite for the hybrid electrode of lithium-ion batteries

Comprehensive analysis was made of the cycling parameters (reversible specific capacity, Coulomb efficiency of cycles, accumulated irreversible capacity, and retention of reversible capacity) of a hybrid electrode based on a mixture of MAG synthetic graphite and silicon-graphite composite produced by mechanical grinding.     

Decreasing Irreversible Capacity of Graphite Electrodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries by Direct Contact of Graphite with Metallic Lithium

The feasibility of reducing the irreversible capacity of negative graphite electrodes in lithium-ion batteries by a direct contact of such electrodes with lithium in the electrolyte is studied. It is shown that the dynamics of the formation of the passive film on graphite and the degree of the decrease in the irreversible capacity depend on the ratio between weights of graphite and lithium in contact. This method of reducing the irreversible capacity does not diminish the reversible capacity of graphite during the cycling. The irreversible capacity of the initial graphite cycled in 1 M LiPF₆ in a mixture of propylene carbonate and diethyl carbonate at a current density of 20 mA g^–1 is 550–1150 mA h g^–1. The reversible capacity of electrodes cycled in the same conditions reaches 290 mA h g^–1.     

Silicon nanopowder as active material for hybrid electrodes of lithium-ion batteries

Cycling parameters (reversible specific capacity, first-cycle coulombic efficiency, accumulated irreversible capacity, and reversible capacity retention) of hybrid electrodes based on mechanical mixtures of a silicon nanopowder with KS6 and MAG-20 synthetic graphites and binders of varied nature were subjected to an integrated analysis in comparison with graphite electrodes.     

Effect of Temperature on Reversible and Irreversible Processes during Lithium Intercalation in Graphite

Effect of temperature on reversible and irreversible processes during lithium intercalation in graphite from 1 M LiClO₄ solution in PC–DME is studied by galvanostatic cycling, cyclic voltammetry, and impedance spectroscopy. Reducing temperature diminishes both reversible and irreversible capacities. Conditions for the passive-film formation on graphite are discussed. If several first cycles are run at a negative temperature, the overall charge spent irreversibly decreases if the temperature is then elevated. The lower the initial-cycling temperature, the smaller the overall irreversible capacity.     

Balance between reversible and irreversible processes during lithium intercalation in graphite

The effect of the measurements’ speed on reversible and irreversible processes occurring during intercalation and deintercalation of lithium in graphite out of a 1 M LiClO₄ solution in a propylene carbonate-dimethoxyethane mixture is studied by the chronopotentiometry and cyclic voltammetry methods. Dependence of reversible and irreversible capacity on the potential scan rate during potentiodynamic measurements is shown to be quite involved. Lithium diffusion coefficients in graphite are calculated by different methods.     

Carbon anode materials from polysiloxanes for lithium ion batteries

Three kinds of silicon-containing disordered carbons have been prepared by pyrolysis of polysiloxanes with different amounts of phenyl side groups. X-ray powder diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electrochemical capacity measurements were performed to study their behaviors. Graphite crystallites, micropores, and silicon species affect their electrochemical performances. All of them present high reversible capacities, >372 mAh/g. Since the graphite crystallites are very small, they contribute very little to reversible capacity. The number of micropores produced by gas emission during the heat-treatment process decides whether they exhibit reversible capacity. Si mainly exists in the form C–Si–O and influences the irreversible capacity. There is no evident capacity fading in the first ten cycles, indicating promising properties for these disordered carbons.     

粒度对石墨负极材料嵌锂性能的影响

研究了不同粒径（13～80 μm）石墨材料作为锂离子电池负极材料的嵌锂性能.结果表明，石墨粒度大小对嵌锂性能有明显影响，石墨的不可逆容量随着粒径的减小而逐渐增大，当粒径从80 μm减小到13 μm时，其不可逆容量增大了10％.而对可逆容量来说，随着粒径的减小，可逆容量逐渐增大;当粒径减小到20 μm时，可逆容量达到最大;再进一步减小石墨颗粒的粒径，可逆容量则随之减小.这表明石墨颗粒过大或过小都不利于锂离子的可逆脱嵌，只有合适的粒度才能最大限度地可逆脱嵌锂离子.根据不同粒度石墨的比表面的变化趋势，阐述了嵌锂性能随粒度变化的原因.     

A new type of nano-sized silicon/carbon composite electrode for reversible lithium insertion

A new type of nano-sized silicon/carbon composite was developed. It shows superior electrochemical cycling properties as negative electrode material for possible use in lithium-ion batteries with respect to high reversible and low irreversible capacity, and low fading.     

Reversible and irreversible heat capacity of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) analyzed by temperature‐modulated differential scanning calorimetry

The heat capacity of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) has been analyzed using temperature‐modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC) and compared with results obtained earlier from adiabatic calorimetry and standard differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Using quasi‐isothermal TMDSC, the apparent reversing and nonreversing heat capacities were determined from 220 to 540 K, including glass and melting transitions. Truly reversible and time‐dependent irreversible heat effects were separated. The extrapolated vibrational heat capacity of the solid and the total heat capacity of the liquid served as baselines for the analysis. As one approaches the melting region from lower temperature, semicrystalline PTT shows a reversing heat capacity, which is larger than that of the liquid, an observation that is common also for other polymers. This higher heat capacity is interpreted as a reversible surface or bulk melting and crystallization, which does not need to undergo molecular nucleation. Additional time‐dependent, reversing contributions, dominating at temperatures even closer to the melting peak, are linked to reorganization and recrystallization (annealing), while the major melting is fully irreversible (nonreversing contribution). © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 38: 622–631, 2000     

Combined Method for Reducing Irreversible Capacity of the Negative Graphite Electrode in Lithium-Ion Battery

A method for the complete removal of the irreversible capacity of the negative electrode of lithium-ion batteries is suggested. The method consists of bringing the graphite electrode in contact with metallic lithium in the electrolyte. The distinguishing feature of the modified method is that all operations (assembling and filling cells, storing electrodes) are performed in a carbon dioxide atmosphere. Performing all these operations in a carbon dioxide atmosphere improves the reproducibility of the method. The balance between the weight of lithium and graphite, which is optimum for the complete removal of the irreversible capacity, is calculated. It is shown that applying the combined method does not lead to a decrease in the reversible capacity of the negative electrode.     

Cyclability enhancement and decreasing the irreversible capacity of anodes based on germanium nanowires for lithium-ion batteries

The electrochemical behavior of electrodes based on germanium nanowires in an electrolyte containing 1 m LiClO₄ in a propylene carbonate–dimethoxyethane mixture (7 : 3) with 2 wt% vinylene carbonate (VC) was studied. The additive of VC in this electrolyte decreased the irreversible capacity, increased the reversible capacity, and decreased the degradation rate of germanium electrodes in the course of cycling.     

氯化钠对锂离子电池石墨负极的修饰改性

Numerous carbonaceous materials have been studied as anodes of lithium ion batteries during the past several years[1￣4].Graphite was favored for battery applications because it exhibits a high specific capac- ity, low working potential close to that of l…     

Melting of polymers by non-isothermal, temperature-modulated calorimetry: analysis of various irreversible latent heat contributions to the reversing heat capacity

This paper provides an analysis of contributions to the apparent, reversing heat capacity when measured by temperature-modulated differential scanning analysis (TMDSC) with an underlying heating rate in the temperature range where irreversible transitions with latent heats occur. To deconvolute the data of a TMDSC scan into a total and reversing part, it is common practice to use the sliding averages and the first harmonics of the Fourier series of temperature and heat-flow rate. Under certain conditions, this procedure produces erroneous reversing contributions which are detailed by experiment and simulation. Unless the response to the temperature modulation is linear, the total heat-flow rate is stationary, and the transition is truly reversible and occurs only once during the temperature scan, one cannot expect a true deconvolution of total and reversible effects. In the presence of multiple, irreversible transitions within a modulation period, however, each process involving latent heat can increase the modulation amplitude, as demonstrated by computer-simulation of polymer melting. As a result, the multiple transitions may give erroneously high latent heats when integrating the apparent reversing heat capacity with respect to temperature.     

二元共聚物热解碳包覆的石墨负极材料

以苯萘二元共聚物包覆天然石墨后进行热处理，用所制备的包覆石墨作为锂离子电池的负极材料，与包覆前石墨材料相比较，可逆容量提高了10％，不可逆容量降低了7％，循环性能也得到了大的改善. X射线分析表明，改性后该石墨晶体中三方石墨的含量增高.     

Different methods of preparing electrode from single-wall carbon nanotubes and their effect on the Li ion insertion process

Single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) is processed in three different ways: (1) coating a film out of a slurry of SWNT with poly (vinilydene difluoride) (PVDF) binder on to a Cu substrate, (2) evaporating SWNT dispersion in methanol on to a Cu substrate, and (3) transferring a film on to a Cu substrate from the water–ethanol interface, to prepare the working electrode for studying the Li ion insertion process. The use of binder enhances irreversible capacity restricting the Coulomb efficiency to only 18% in the initial cycle. The electrode prepared by deposition of SWNT powder from a dispersion of methanol on the Cu substrate gives the best reversible capacity of 445 mA h g⁻¹ and Coulomb efficiency of 25% in the initial cycle. Use of the PVDF binder favors the formation of thicker solid electrolyte interface, which counts the large irreversible capacity.     

Reversible and irreversible crystallization in high-density polyethylene at low temperature

Reversible and irreversible crystallization and melting of high-density polyethylene at low temperature has been re-evaluated and is discussed in terms of the concept of the specific reversibility of a crystal. The concept of the specific reversibility links reversible and irreversible melting of a specific crystal such that reversible melting occurs only at slightly lower temperature than irreversible melting. In this study evidence for irreversible crystallization at low temperature in high-density polyethylene is provided, non-avoidable by primary crystallization and extended annealing at high temperature. The simultaneously observed reversible crystallization and melting at low temperature can be attributed to lateral-crystal-surface activity in addition to the well-established reversible fold-surface melting, dominant at high temperature, and evidenced by small-angle X-ray data available in the literature. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

镍铝催化剂吸附动力学参数的非线性动态分析

在推导出适应于甲烷化反应体系非线性动态分析不同吸附物种动力学参数模型的基础上，采用计算优化出工业镍铝甲烷化催化剂上可逆吸附氢和可逆吸附一氧化碳的吸附速率常数和吸附平衡常数。结果表明，镍铝催化剂上吸附可逆氢要比吸附一氧化碳快２．２倍左右。该结果为镍铝催化剂上甲烷化产物的生成主要依赖于一氧化碳的吸附这一判断提供了理论依据。由于镍铝催化剂上甲烷化是可逆吸附氢与不可逆吸附一氧化碳共同作用的结果，且不可逆吸     

Reversible sorption in the crystalline microporous semiconductor Rb-CTH-1

The sorption capacity of the recently reported crystalline microporous semiconductor Rb-CTH-1 was investigated, revealing that the structure demonstrates heat-induced reversible sorption of 3 wt% water and hydrocarbons. The Rb-CTH-1 structure maintains its crystallinity and semiconducting properties when heated to 150 °C. The treatment causes desorption induced irreversible rearrangements of the remaining guest species with a response in the semiconductive properties of the material.     

Kinetic analysis of reversible thermal decomposition of solids

The isoconversional method was used to elucidate the kinetics of reversible solid-state reactions occurring under nonisothermal linear heating. The characteristic dependencies of the effective activation energy (E) on the extent of conversion (W) were established for two model processes: a reversible first-order reaction and a reversible reaction followed by an irreversible one. For the first process, E is almost independent of W and varies between the activation energy of the direct and inverse reaction. For the second, process with an endothermic reversible step, the dependence of E on W is of decreasing shape. The effective activation energy is limited by the sum of the activation energy of the irreversible reaction and the enthalpy of the reversible reaction, at low conversions, and by the activation energy of the irreversible reaction at high conversions. Analyses of the kinetic data for the dehydration of crystalhydrates, as well as other processes proceeding through a reversible step, show the dependencies of E on W characteristic of a reversible reaction followed by an irreversible one. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.