ChemInform Abstract: Evaluation of Tavorite‐Structured Cathode Materials for Lithium‐Ion Batteries Using High‐Throughput Computing.

Tavorite‐structured oxyphosphates, fluorophosphates, oxysulfates, and fluorosulfates are evaluated for use as cathode materials in lithium ion batteries and activation energies for lithium diffusion through LiVO(PO₄), LiV(PO₄)F, and LiFe(SO₄)F are calculated.     

ChemInform Abstract: Density Functional Calculation for Li2CuSn as an Electrode Material for Rechargeable Batteries.

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.     

Fluorine and Lithium: Ideal Partners for High‐Performance Rechargeable Battery Electrolytes

Further enhancement in the energy densities of rechargeable lithium batteries calls for novel cell chemistry with advanced electrode materials that are compatible with suitable electrolytes without compromising the overall performance and safety, especially when considering high‐voltage applications. Significant advancements in cell chemistry based on traditional organic carbonate‐based electrolytes may be successfully achieved by introducing fluorine into the salt, solvent/cosolvent, or functional additive structure. The combination of the benefits from different constituents enables optimization of the electrolyte and battery chemistry toward specific, targeted applications. This Review aims to highlight key research activities and technical developments of fluorine‐based materials for aprotic non‐aqueous solvent‐based electrolytes and their components along with the related ongoing scientific challenges and limitations. Ionic liquid‐based electrolytes containing fluorine will not be considered in this Review.     

ChemInform Abstract: Solving the Structure of Li Ion Battery Materials with Precession Electron Diffraction: Application to Li2CoPO4F.

The crystal structure of Li₂CoPO₄F is completely solved from precession electron diffraction data, including the location of the Li atoms.     

稻壳基活性炭对锰酸锂电池倍率性能的影响

稻壳基活性炭(RH-AC)具有天然的多级孔道结构,是由稻壳碳化和活化两步得到的。 用RH-AC和锰酸锂(LMO)混合制备复合电极,以锂片为对电极,组装半电池进行恒流充放电测试。 实验发现:含有质量分数为5%的RH-AC与90.5%的LMO的复合电极(RH-AC5)在5C电流密度循环100圈后比容量为89.3 mA·h/g,容量保持率高于89%,远优于纯锰酸锂电极。 采用循环伏安法计算出的锂离子扩散系数,及利用交流阻抗测试拟合后得到的结果进一步验证了该结论。     

用于可充锂电池的高倍率磷酸铁(II)锂正极材料

本文以聚氧化乙烯为碳源,用柠檬酸辅助湿化学法合成了高倍率的碳包覆的LiFePO₄。使用热重、粉末X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜、循环伏安、电化学阻抗和恒流充放电表征材料的结构和电化学性质。结果表明,该材料组成为5 wt%疏松多孔的碳包覆相纯度很高的小的LiFePO₄颗粒。该材料适用于高倍率充放电,在5 C、10 C和20C的放电倍率下可以分别得到120、90和60 mAh·g^-1的稳定容量。