Study of Surface Reaction of Spinel Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) during the First Lithium Insertion and Extraction Processes Using Atomic Force Microscopy and Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy

Spinel lithium titanate (Li(4)Ti(5)O(12), LTO) is a promising anode material for a lithium ion battery because of its excellent properties such as high rate charge-discharge capability and life cycle stability, which were understood from the viewpoint of bulk properties such as small lattice volume changes by lithium insertion. However, the detailed surface reaction of lithium insertion and extraction has not yet been studied despite its importance to understand the mechanism of an electrochemical reaction. In this paper, we apply both atomic force microscopy (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to investigate the changes in the atomic and electronic structures of the Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) surface during the charge-discharged (lithium insertion and extraction) processes. The AFM observation revealed that irreversible structural changes of an atomically flat Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) surface occurs at the early stage of the first lithium insertion process, which induces the reduction of charge transfer resistance at the electrolyte/Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) interface. The TEM observation clarified that cubic rock-salt crystal layers with a half lattice size of the original spinel structure are epitaxially formed after the first charge-discharge cycle. Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) observation revealed that the formed surface layer should be α-Li(2)TiO(3). Although the transformation of Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) to Li(7)Ti(5)O(12) is well-known as the lithium insertion reaction of the bulk phase, the generation of surface product layers should be inevitable in real charge-discharge processes and may play an effective role in the stable electrode performance as a solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI).     

Rutile-TiO2 nanocoating for a high-rate Li4Ti5O12 anode of a lithium-ion battery

Well-defined Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) nanosheets terminated with rutile-TiO(2) at the edges were synthesized by a facile solution-based method and revealed directly at atomic resolution by an advanced spherical aberration imaging technique. The rutile-TiO(2) terminated Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) nanosheets show much improved rate capability and specific capacity compared with pure Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) nanosheets when used as anode materials for lithium ion batteries. The results here give clear evidence of the utility of rutile-TiO(2) as a carbon-free coating layer to improve the kinetics of Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) toward fast lithium insertion/extraction. The carbon-free nanocoating of rutile-TiO(2) is highly effective in improving the electrochemical properties of Li(4)Ti(5)O(12), promising advanced batteries with high volumetric energy density, high surface stability, and long cycle life compared with the commonly used carbon nanocoating in electrode materials.     

锂离子电池负极材料Li4Ti5O12的半固相法制备及碳包覆改性

由半固相法制得锂离子电池负极材料Li4Ti5O12,并研究了Li4Ti5O12的碳包覆改性.采用XRD、SEM、TEM以及HRTEM观察和分析产物的相结构与形貌.采用恒流充放电、循环伏安法和交流阻抗技术测试了材料的电化学性质.结果表明,Li4Ti5O12因颗粒团聚电化学性能严重下降,该电极在0.1C和0.5C首周期放电容量分别为121.7和87.6 mAh·g-1;碳包覆Li4Ti5O12/C材料呈球形分布,能抑制颗粒团聚,该电极倍率<0.5C时的放电比容量大于180 mAh·g-1,超过Li4Ti5O12的理论放电比容量(175 mAh·g-1);在1C、5C和10C倍率下,其容量仍保持在136、79.9和58.3 mAh·g-1,碳包覆改性材料具有优异的循环寿命和高倍率性能.     

三维有序大孔锂离子筛的制备及其交换性能研究

由110 nm聚苯乙烯(PS)微球组装晶体胶体模板,并用此模板合成三维有序大孔(3-dimensionally ordered macroporous,3DOM)锂离子筛前驱体Li4Ti5O12,用1.0 mol.L-1的盐酸改型制得锂离子筛H4Ti5O12(LiTi-H)。用XRD、SEM、饱和交换容量、pH滴定曲线等表征了材料的形貌、结构和离子交换性能。同时测定了25℃时LiTi-H在0.05 mol.L-1Li+体系吸附锂的动力学数据,并采用吸附动力学Bangham方程和Elovich方程关联离子筛LiTi-H对Li+的离子交换动力学数据。结果表明:PS胶体晶体模板和3DOMLi4Ti5O12锂离子筛前驱体均排列规则有序,大孔直径约90 nm,Li4Ti5O12为尖晶石结构;3DOM Li4Ti5O12酸稳定性好,锂离子筛LiTi-H对Li+具有较高的选择性,对Li+的饱和交换容量达56.70 mg(Li+).g-1;动力学模型用Elovich模型关联较好,离子筛对Li+的离子交换动力学方程是Q=-26.510 4+11.977 4lnt(25℃)。     

锂离子电池新型快充负极材料Li4Ti5O12的改性研究

采用传统固相法制备尖晶石型Li4Ti5O12, 在前驱物中掺杂聚合物裂解碳材料聚并苯(PAS). 经四探针测试仪测量, 电导率提高9个数量级. 复合物的电化学性能测试结果表明, 其循环性和高倍率性能得到了明显改善.     

Epitaxial growth and electrochemical properties of Li4Ti5O12 thin-film lithium battery anodes

Epitaxial Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) thin-films were successfully synthesized on SrTiO(3) single-crystal substrates with (111), (110), and (100) lattice plane orientations using pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Thin-film X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed that the Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) films had the same orientation as the SrTiO(3) substrates: Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) (111) on SrTiO(3) (111), Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) (110) on SrTiO(3) (110), and Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) (100) on SrTiO(3) (100). These epitaxial films contained island structures, and the morphology of the (111), (110), and (100) films, observed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), exhibited angular, needle-like, and circular shapes, respectively. The electrochemical properties of 20 nm thick Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) (111) and (110) films were investigated by cyclic voltammetry. Reversible intercalation proceeded through both lattice planes due to the three-dimensional diffusion pathway of lithium in the spinel framework. Reduction peaks in the first cathodic scan appeared at different positions from those in subsequent scans, suggesting a surface reconstruction at the Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) surface due to interfacial reactions.     

锂钛复合氧化物锂离子电池负极材料的研究

采用 3种化学方法合成锂钛复合氧化物 .应用X -射线衍射分析对其结构进行表征以及电化学性能测试 ,结果表明 :由Li2 CO3、TiO2 高温合成的锂钛复合氧化物为尖晶石结构的Li4Ti5 O12 .Li4Ti5 O12 电极在 1 .5V左右有一放电平台 ,充放电可逆性良好 ,即充电电压平台与此接近 ,且电极的比容量较大 ,循环性能良好 .以 0 .30mA·cm- 2 充放电时 ,首次放电容量可达 30 0mAh·g- 1,可逆比容量为 1 0 0mAh·g- 1,经多次充放电循环后 ,其结构仍保持稳定性 .试验电池测试表明 ,Li4Ti5 O12 可选作Li4Ti5 O12 /LiCoO2 锂离子电池的负极材料 .     

长寿命、高倍率(Li4Ti5O12-AC)/( LiMn2O4-AC)电池电容的制备及性能研究

以商业微米级锰酸锂(LiMn2O4)为正极,钛酸锂(Li4Ti5O12)为负极,分别与商业活性炭(AC)复合,组装成软包装电池电容样品并进行电化学测试。测试结果表明：当样品正负极均复合AC时,其电化学性能要优于只有正极复合AC和未复合AC的样品。其中,正负极活性炭复合比例为5 wt.%,负极与正极的理论容量比(N/P)为1.01时,电池电容样品拥有良好的倍率性能,且其在0.5 C时的放电比容量为56.4 mAh/g,5 C时的容量保持率为0.5 C的72.2%。此外,与未复合AC的样品相比,单体在5 C倍率下经2000次循环后的容量保持率仍有77.5%,远高于前者的30.4%。     

负极材料Li_4Ti_5O_(12)的蔗糖改性研究

以蔗糖为碳源,采用固相法合成了C改性的Li4Ti5O12材料.XRD衍射分析表明,C的引入没有改变Li4Ti5O12的尖晶石结构,且缓解了颗粒间的团聚,并以初始蔗糖含量为10%(by mass)样品的电化学性能最佳.0.2C放电倍率下首次放电比容量达179.1 mAh/g,在2C和3C倍率下首次放电比容量仍达143.8 mAh/g和129.4 mAh/g.循环伏安和电化学阻抗测试显示改性后的Li4Ti5O12材料电极极化程度较小,并且具有较小的电极反应阻抗.     

I~-的光电化学氧化与光助充电二次锂离子电池

采用扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射和粉末微电极分别考察了TiO2粉末的形貌、结构以及氧化I-的光电化学行为.结果表明,TiO2粉末晶型为锐钛矿,粒径在100～200 nm范围内.在光照条件下,在TiO2半导体电极上电化学氧化I-生成I2的超电势数值降低约1 V.以TiO2/ITO和Li4Ti5O12分别作为正负极,电解液为碳酸丙烯酯(PC)+LiClO4+LiI,并以聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)作为隔膜构成分隔式电解池,进行整体电解并结合紫外-可见光谱进行分析.结果表明,该装置在光照条件下电池充电电压比非光照条件下的充电电压降低约0.9 V,且充电效率接近100%.该光电化学装置是一种可以利用光能充电的二次锂离子电池.     

多孔炭模板法制备Li4Ti5O12及其嵌锂行为

采用水合氧化钛溶胶为原料, 多孔炭为模板剂, 设计制备了一种新型准纳米晶锂钛复合氧化物, 并用SEM、XRD、恒流充放电及交流阻抗测试表征了材料的形貌、结构和电化学性能. 结果表明, 该氧化物晶粒尺寸约200 nm, 为典型的尖晶石Li4Ti5O12结构. 在0.5C(1C=0.2 mA·cm-2)电流条件下的首次嵌脱锂效率为99.8%, 嵌脱锂电位平坦, 可逆容量为117 mAh·g-1; 当电流从0.5C增至5C时, 其可逆嵌锂容量仍在100 mAh·g-1以上, 容量保持率大于86%, 倍率充放电性能优异. 交流阻抗测试结果表明, 模板剂多孔炭的应用使合成的尖晶石Li4Ti5O12具有更佳的导电性能, 且多孔特征明显.     

An unsymmetrical lithium-ion pathway between charge and discharge processes in a two-phase stage of Li4Ti5O12

In this work, we investigated lithium-ion diffusion in spinel Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) nano-particles with carbon coating by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and proposed a hybrid model of the unsymmetrical lithium-ion pathway between charge and discharge processes. In this hybrid model, the charge process still follows the core-shell model, but in the discharge process, the phase transition evolves by growth of a few nuclei on the surface. And this hybrid model is possibly attributed to the nonuniform electron conductivity inside the Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) particles. Additionally, the relaxation process and the particle morphology are also carefully discussed in the experiment to show that this hybrid model is quite practical. Thereby, this investigation presents an unsymmetrical lithium-ion pathway in Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) particles, which could be extended to other active materials in lithium ion batteries.     

Ultraslow Li diffusion in spinel-type structured Li4Ti5O12 - a comparison of results from solid state NMR and impedance spectroscopy

The cubic spinel oxides Li(1+x)Ti(2-x)O(4) (0 < or =x< or = 1/3) are promising anode materials for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. The end member of the Li-Ti-O series, Li(4)Ti(5)O(12), can accommodate Li ions up to the composition Li(7)Ti(5)O(12). Whereas a number of studies focus on the electrochemical behaviour of Li insertion into and Li diffusion in the Li intercalated material, only few investigations about low-temperature Li dynamics in the non-intercalated host material Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) have been reported so far. In the present paper, Li diffusion in pure-phase microcrystalline Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) with an average particle size in the microm range was probed by (7)Li solid state NMR spectroscopy using spin-alignment echo (SAE) and spin-lattice relaxation (SLR) measurements. Between T = 295 K and 400 K extremely slow Li jump rates tau(-1) ranging from 1 s(-1) to about 2200 s(-1) were directly measured by recording the decay of spin-alignment echoes as a function of mixing time and constant evolution time. The results point out the slow Li diffusion in non-intercalated Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) x tau(-1) (1/T) follows Arrhenius behaviour with an activation energy E(ASAE) of about 0.86 eV. Interestingly, E(ASAE) is comparable to activation energies deduced from conductivity measurements (0.94(1) eV) and from SLR measurements in the rotating frame (0.74(2) eV) rather than from those performed in the laboratory frame, E(A)(low-T) = 0.26(1) eV at low T.     

水热法合成高功率锂离子二次电池用球形Li4Ti5O12负极材料

以球形TiO2和LiOH溶液为反应物,通过水热法合成了尖晶石型Li4Ti5O12,并使用X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、扫描电镜(SEM)和激光粒度分布(PSD)对其结构、形貌和电化学性能进行了表征.结果表明:通过该法得到的产品颗粒大小均匀,粒度分布狭窄,结构与标准Li4Ti5O12谱图一致.实验选定温度下所得的Li4Ti5O12均表现出良好的电化学性能.其中,800°C热处理所得样品的电化学性能最好,室温下,以35mA·g-1的电流密度进行充放电,其可逆容量达到162mAh·g-1,同时这种材料也表现出良好的倍率性能,即使在720mA·g-1的电流密度条件下进行充放电,其可逆容量仍可达到124mAh·g-1.     

Does Li4Ti5O12 need carbon in lithium ion batteries? Carbon-free electrode with exceptionally high electrode capacity

A carbon-free Li(4)Ti(5)O(12) electrode has shown excellent electrochemical performance without any effort to enhance the electrical conductivity. Partial reduction of Ti(4+) and a metallic Li(7)Ti(5)O(12) phase are suggested to be possible origins of the exceptional behavior.     

Li_4Ti_5O_(12)纳米片的合成及储锂性能研究

以无定形的水合二氧化钛为前驱物,水热法合成了200～400nm大小的Li4Ti5O12纳米片作为锂离子电池负极材料.XRD(X射线衍射)、SEM(扫描电子显微镜)和TEM(透射电镜)分析表征样品的物相结构、表观形貌;循环伏安、充放电循环和电化学交流阻抗技术分别测定该纳米Li4Ti5O12在有机电解液和室温离子液体S114TFSI电解液中的电化学性能.结果表明,该材料具有较高的放电容量和良好的循环性能,有望成为锂二次电池新型负极材料.     

TiN12团簇的合成研究

以高纯氮气为载气,通过532nm的激光轰击由Ti、BN粉末混合压制成的样品,生成了钛氮团簇,确定了最稳定钛氮团簇的组成为TiN12。以四氟化钛和三甲基叠氮硅烷为原料,在液氮冷却下开展了钛氮团簇的化学法合成,对所得产物进行了IR、NMR表征,确定其结构为Ti(N3)4。用密度泛函理论(DFT)对TiN12的结构进行了优化,发现存在一种Ti(N3)4形式的具有对称的正四面体结构的稳定构型,这与化学法合成的TiN12的IR和NMR谱相符。不过,仍需进一步确定激光轰击法和化学合成法产生的TiN12是否具有相似的结构。     

亚微米Li_4Ti_5O_(12)材料的电化学性能研究

应用改进固相合成法制备亚微米Li4Ti5O12锂离子电池材料.X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)和激光粒度分析分别显示:物相单一且粒度均匀,D50为0.886μm,属于亚微米级材料.合适的粒度和分布使得该材料展示出优良的电化学性能,以其装配的半电池中,0.1C首次放电容量为165 mAh/g,5C时放电容量可达107 mAh/g,10C时仍可达到54 mAh/g.     

反应气氛对Li4Ti5O12/C复合材料性能的影响研究

以葡萄糖为碳源,采用固相法制备了Li4Ti5O12/C复合材料。探讨了不同反应气氛（N2/O2）对材料物理性质及电化学性能的影响,并通过XRD、BET、电导率、电性能等测试手段对其进行表征。结果表明：氮气气氛中烧结的样品粒度、比表面积、电导率均比空气中烧结样品大。氮气中烧结样品的倍率性能优于空气中 烧结样品,在以0.1C倍率充放电时,首次放电比容量为166.8mAh/g。两样品1C时,经过50次循环容量保持率差别不大。     

Interaction of oxygen with TiN(001): N<-->O exchange and oxidation process

This work presents a detailed experimental and theoretical study of the oxidation of TiN(001) using a combination of synchrotron-based photoemission and density functional theory (DFT). Experimentally, the adsorption of O2 on TiN(001) was investigated at temperatures between 250 and 450 K. At the lowest temperature, there was chemisorption of oxygen (O(2,gas)-->2O(ads)) without significant surface oxidation. In contrast, at 450 K the amount of O2 adsorbed increased continuously, there was no evidence for an oxygen saturation coverage, a clear signal in the Ti 2p core level spectra denoted the presence of TiOx species, and desorption of both N2 and NO was detected. The DFT calculations show that the adsorption/dissociation of O2 is highly exothermic on a TiN(001) substrate and is carried out mainly by the Ti centers. A high oxygen coverage (larger than 0.5 ML) may induce some structural reconstructions of the surface. The exchange of a surface N atom by an O adatom is a highly endothermic process (DeltaE=2.84 eV). However, the overall oxidation of the surface layer is thermodynamically favored due to the energy released by the dissociative adsorption of O2 and the formation of N2 or NO. Both experimental and theoretical results lead to conclude that a TiN+mO2 -->TiOx + NO reaction is an important exit channel for nitrogen in the oxidation process.