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.     

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.     

Enhancement of Li-ion battery performance of graphite anode by sodium ion as an electrolyte additive

Electrochemical performance of a graphite electrode for lithium-ion batteries was successfully and easily improved by sodium ion dissolved in an electrolyte solution. Sodium ion was added by dissolving 0.22 mol dm⁻³ NaClO₄ into a 1 mol dm⁻³ LiClO₄ ethylene carbonate–diethyl carbonate (1:1 by volume) electrolyte solution prior to charge–discharge cycle. By sodium-ion addition, an irreversible capacity at the initial cycle was obviously reduced, and reversible discharge capacities increased with better capacity retention. From ac impedance measurements, a graphite electrode in the sodium ion added electrolyte had much smaller interface resistance compared to that obtained in sodium ion free one. Furthermore, the electrode surface morphology observed by electron microscopes after charge–discharge tests got more uniform in the sodium added electrolyte.     

Aqueous electrochemistry of binuclear copper complex with Robson-type ligand: dissolved versus surface-immobilized reactant

The electrochemical behaviour of binuclear copper complex with Robson-type ligand [Cu₂L]Cl₂ in aqueous medium is studied by cyclic voltammetry at highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, glassy carbon and gold electrodes. The overall reduction from solution of this reactant is found to be irreversible resulting in metallic copper formation. It is also complicated by chemical transformations of Cu(I) containing species. When attached to carbon support, [Cu₂L]Cl₂ is redox active in aqueous medium in the same potential range. The reduction is more reversible if reactant is immobilized at HOPG surface, and is in general agreement with reversible copper demetallation scheme. For dissolved reactant, the contribution of surface-attached species is screened by predominating voltammetric response of irreversible reduction. These conclusions are supported by data on the reduction of free protonated ligand and its hydrolysis products. Ex situ STM is applied to characterize electrode surfaces modified by [Cu₂L]Cl₂. Adsorbate monolayer of periodic structure is observed at highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG). Adsorption is more disordered at GC and less strong at polycrystalline gold support.     

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.     

Irreversible capacity elimination via immediate contact of carbon with lithium metal

A new method for elimination of irreversible capacity during lithium intercalation into graphite is described. The method consists of bringing the graphite electrode into tight contact with lithium metal in an electrolyte. As a result of such shorting, a passive film is formed at the graphite surface. The dynamics of the film formation and its properties depend on the correlation between the masses of lithium and graphite. The method does not result in a decrease of the reversible capacity.Presented at the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Batteries and Accumulators, 16–20 June 2002, Brno, Czech Republic     

Enhanced high temperature cycling performance of LiMn2O4/graphite cells with methylene methanedisulfonate (MMDS) as electrolyte additive and its acting mechanism

The effects of methylene methanedisulfonate(MMDS) on the high-temperature(~50℃) cycle performance of LiMn_2O_4/graphite cells are investigated.By addition of 2 wt%MMDS into a routine electrolyte,the high-temperature cycling performance of LiMn204/graphite cells can be significantly improved.The analysis of differential capacity curves and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry(EDX) indicates that MMDS decomposed on both cathode and anode.The three-electrode system of pouch cell is used to reveal the capacity loss mechanism in the cells.It is shown that the capacity fading of cells without MMDS in the electrolytes is due to irreversible lithium consumption during cycling and irreversible damage of LiMn_2O_4 material,while the capacity fading of cell with 2 wt%MMDS in electrolytes mainly originated from irreversible lithium consumption during cycling.     

Mechanistic studies on the trapping and desorption of volatile hydrides and mercury for their determination by electrothermal vaporization-inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Metallic coatings in the pyrolytic graphite furnace have been used for the pre-concentration of Hg (using electrochemically reduced Au) and AsH₃ (using both thermally and electrochemically reduced Ir and Pd/Ir) prior to electrothermal volatilization. The analyte trapping efficiency during accumulation and the analyte and modifier release processes during volatilization were monitored in real time. This was achieved by using the fast response capability of inductively-coupled plasma-mass spectrometry to determine simultaneously both the analyte and modifier elements as a function of time. The temperature dependence of the analyte trapping process points to contrasting mechanisms for Hg adsorption on Au (reversible, physical adsorption/amalgamation) and for AsH₃ adsorption on Pd, Ir or Pd/Ir (physical adsorption followed by an irreversible hydrogen abstraction reaction at active sites). Results also indicate that only minor volatilization of modifier occurs at the temperature required for volatilization of analyte from the furnace.     

脉冲激光沉积CrP薄膜及其电化学性能

采用脉冲激光溅射Cr和P粉的混合靶成功制备了CrP薄膜,选区电子衍射(SAED)和光电子能谱(XPS)分析显示经过真空原位400℃退火以后,薄膜主要由多晶态的CrP组成。非原位HRTEM和SEM测试结果表明CrP薄膜在充放电前后的形貌有较大的改变。SAED、充放电和循环伏安测试证实了CrP和锂的电化学反应机理如下：CrP在Li⁺的驱动下,生成了Cr和Li₃P。在其后的充放电过程中,发生了Li在LiP中可逆的嵌入和脱出反应。由于CrP首次容量高达1 168 mAh·g^-1以及在0.7 V左右具有平稳的放电平台,显示了它可能成为一种新型的锂离子电池的负极材料。     

Carbon/Ba–Fe–Si alloy composite as high capacity anode materials for Li-ion batteries

A novel Ba–Fe–Si/C composite was prepared by mechanical ball milling and lithium insertion reactions on the composite electrode were investigated by cyclic voltammetry, charge–discharge measurements, XRD and XPS spectroscopy. It is demonstrated that the composite electrode not only possesses sufficiently high reversible capacity of ca. 420 mA h/g, but also exhibits strong capacity retention with indiscernible capacity decay during charge–discharge cycling. The improved cycling ability of the composite is suggested from a cooperative action by inactive FeSi₂ and BaSi₂ matrix and outer graphite shell, which both buffer the volumetric changes of the active Si phase and provide a good connection for electronic and ionic conduction during lithium insertion and extraction processes.     

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.     

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.     

Cycling parameters of silicon anode materials 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.     

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…     

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.     

The voltammetric behaviour of solid 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) microparticles

The electrochemical behaviour of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) microparticles, attached to a graphite electrode and adjacent to an aqueous electrolyte solution, has been studied by cyclic voltammetry. DPPH exhibits one reversible redox couple with a formal potential of 0.340 V versus Ag|AgCl (pH=7.0). At more positive potentials, a redox couple appears with a formal potential E_f=0.733 V versus Ag|AgCl. The oxidation at this potential is followed by an irreversible chemical reaction generating a product which gives a redox couple with a formal potential at 0.177 V versus Ag|AgCl. The reduction process of this couple is followed by a slow chemical reaction in the course of which DPPH is reformed.     

Square‐Wave Voltammetry of Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin on Glassy‐Carbon and Paraffin‐Impregnated Graphite Electrode

Electrochemical oxidation of sodium copper chlorophyllin (CHL) has been investigated at a glassy‐carbon (GC) and paraffin‐impregnated graphite electrode (PIGE) using square‐wave voltammetry (SWV). Square‐wave voltammograms of other two chlorin‐type compounds, namely chlorin e₆ and chlorophyll a, have been studied as well. The measurements were performed in the pH range between 7 and 11. The square‐wave frequency was changed between 8 and 1000 Hz. The oxidation of studied chlorins is a complex, pH‐independent, reversible or quasireversible process, followed by the chemical transformation of the product. The product of the EC reaction of CHL is an electroactive π? π dimer, which strongly adsorbs on the electrode surface and undergoes further oxidation at more positive potential. The electrooxidation of the adsorbed dimer is a pH‐independent irreversible process with the formation of an electroinactive film. The voltammetric behaviour of chlorin e₆ on PIGE was qualitatively similar to that of CHL. The SW voltammograms of chlorin e₆ recorded on GCE and of chlorophyll a recorded on PIGE consisted of only one peak. The SW responses of studied compounds strongly depend on the stabilization of the reaction intermediate by adsorption to the electrode surface.     

Electrochemical Characteristics of Negative Electrodes Made of Ozone-Treated Graphite for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Electrochemical characteristics of negative electrodes made of graphite treated in ozone–oxygen environment are studied in an operating lithium-ion battery. Successively treating graphite with ozone and then with a sec-butyllithium solution in cyclohexane dramatically reduces the irreversible capacity and stabilizes discharge characteristics of graphite electrodes cycled in a propylene carbonate-based electrolyte. An ozone–oxygen gaseous mixture containing 5 vol % O₃is most effective for the stabilization. According to IR spectroscopy, the treatment gives rise largely to –COLi groups, which ex situform a passivating solid-electrolyte film on the graphite surface. The film hampers the electroreduction of the organic solvent and reduces the irreversible lithium consumption.     

Pulsed-flow microcalorimetric study of the template-monolayer region of nonionic surfactants adsorbed at the graphite/water interface

The formation of half-cylindrical surfactant aggregates at the graphite/aqueous solution interface is templated by an ordered monolayer of molecules disposed parallel to the graphite basal plane. Beyond a critical alkyl chain length, monolayer formation is effectively irreversible. Since enthalpic interactions in this template-monolayer region cannot be resolved with adequate accuracy by the traditional adsorption calorimetric methods, we applied a novel method, pulsed-flow calorimetry, for simultaneous measurement of the material balance and the enthalpy balance in this high-affinity region. For the three nonionic surfactants studied, n-octyl beta-D-glucoside (C(8)G(1)), dimethyl-n-decylamine oxide (C(10)DAO), and n-octyl tetraethylene glycol monoether (C(8)E(4)), the adsorption was found to be strongly exothermic and effectively irreversible at low adsorbate densities, and the differential heat of adsorption markedly decreased with increasing surface coverage in this region. This deviation from the ideal adsorption behavior was attributed to intermolecular interactions within the adsorption layer rather than to surface heterogeneity of the graphite basal planes. A thermodynamic consistency test clearly demonstrated that pulsed-flow calorimetry is a unique experimental method for the study of nonreversible adsorption phenomena at solid/solution interfaces, representing an excellent tool to complement traditional methods, e.g., frontal-flow and titration adsorption calorimetry. Studies by the frontal-flow method revealed that aggregation on top of the surfactant monolayer was endothermic and reversible.     

Graphites from the Zavalie deposit as active materials for lithium-ion batteries

We study the utility of standard graphites (GAK-2, GL-1, EUZ-M, and others) produced by the Zavalie Integrated Graphite Plant (ZGP) as active materials in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The structure and main electrochemical characteristics of these graphites are studied for choosing the best type of graphite and evaluating its utility for LIB production. The electrochemical characteristics of the best ZGP graphites and graphite for batteries produced by Superior Graphite Co. (USA), a worldwide leader of the graphite industry, are compared. Some tendencies in the effect of the structure and particle-size distribution on the electrochemical characteristics of graphite electrodes are determined. EUZ-M graphite modified by tin with amorphous carbon is prepared. The reversible capacity of this graphite in the cell against LiCoO₂ exceeds 400 mA h/g. The increased reversible capacity is due to the contribution of components having higher specific parameters; the cycling stability is due to the core-shell structure.