Preparation and characterization of LiMn2O4/Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3/LiMn2O4 thin-film battery by spray technique

Solid-state thin-film lithium-ion battery of LiMn₂O₄/Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃/LiMn₂O₄ is prepared by spray technique using Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ sintered pellet as both electrolyte and substrate. The thin-film battery is heat-treated by rapid thermal annealing. Phase identification, morphology and electrochemical properties of the sintered pellets and thin-film battery are investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and galvanostatic charge-discharge experiments, respectively. The results show that LiMn₂O₄ films with some pores are well deposited on the surface of Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ sintered pellet. The discharge current density and temperature have considerable effect on discharge capacity of the thin-film battery. LiMn₂O₄/Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃/LiMn₂O₄ thin-film battery can be easily cycled with a capacity loss of 0.213% per cycle when 50 cycles are carried out.     

Li1.3Zr1.7Al0.3(PO4)3的离子交换特性

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Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 filler effect on (PEO)LiClO4 solid polymer electrolyte

Composite polymer electrolyte (CPE) films consisting of PEO, LiClO₄, and Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ with fixed EO/Li = 8 but different relative compositions of the two lithium salts were prepared by the solution casting method. The CPE films were characterized using SEM, DSC, electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and ion transference number measurement. It was found that the incorporation of LiClO₄ and Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ into PEO by keeping EO/Li = 8 reduced the crystallinity of PEO from 50.34% to the range of 3.57–15.63% depending upon the relative composition of the two salts. The room temperature impedance spectra of the CPE films all exhibited a shape of depressed semicircle in the high frequency range and inclined line in the low frequency range, but the high temperature ones were mainly inclined lines. The Li⁺ ionic conductivity of the CPE films mildly increased and then decreased with increasing Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ content, and the maximum conductivities were obtained at Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ content of 15 wt % for all measuring temperatures, for example, 1.378 × 10^?3 S/cm at 100 °C and 1.387 × 10^?5 S/cm at 25 °C. The temperature dependence of the ionic conductivity of the CPE films follows the Vogel–Tamman–Fulcher (VTF) equation The pseudo activation energies (E_a) were rather low, 0.053–0.062 eV, indicating an easy migration of Li⁺ in the amorphous phase dominant PEO. The pre‐exponent constant A and ion transference number t_Li+ were found to have a similar variation tendency with increasing Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ content and reached their maximums also at Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ content of 15 wt %. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 743–751, 2005     

All solid-state battery based on ceramic oxide electrolytes with perovskite and NASICON structure

The Li_0.33Lia_0.56TiO₃ and Li_1.3Ti_1.7Al_0.3(PO₄)₃ ceramics with the structures of defect-perovskite and NASICON structures with conductivity of 1–6?×?10^?6 S/cm at the room temperature are obtained. Ceramic electrolytes were developed for a solid-state battery EMF of 4.1 V and high discharge stability in time. Discharge characteristics of solid-state batteries are studied in a laboratory cell.     

Effect of thermal treatment modes on ion-conducting properties of lithium-aluminum titanophosphate

Dependence of the density of the Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ (LATP) ceramic on thermal treatment modes was studied. The conditions in which ceramic samples with density exceeding 90% are obtained were determined. It was found that the bulk ionic conductivity of LATP upon sintering at 1000°C for 2–6 h is (1.1–1.3) × 10^–3 S cm^–1 at 20°C, which corresponds to the maximum values for lithium-aluminum titanophosphate.     

Preparation and characterization of NASICON type Li+ ionic conductors

The new scandium/aluminium co-doped NASICON phases Li_1?+?x Al _y Sc _x???y Ti_2???x (PO₄)₃ (x?=?0.3, y?=?0,0.1,0.2,0.3) were prepared by mechanical milling followed by annealing of the mixtures at 950 °C. X-ray diffraction of all samples showed the formation of NASICON structure with space group R-3c along with a minor impurity. Rietveld refinement of the X-ray data was performed to identify the structural variation. Doping with Sc³⁺ caused elongation of a- and c- axes for all the compounds when compared with undoped LiTi₂(PO₄)₃. The compound Li_1.3Sc_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ showed a maximum of a?=?8.5504(7), c?=?20.986(3) Å at room temperature and exhibited highest coefficient of thermal expansion. The highest ionic conductivity (σ), 7.28×10^?4 S cm^?1 was observed for Li_1.3Sc_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃, two orders of magnitude higher than for the undoped phase.     

Study of Li<Subscript>4</Subscript>Ti<Subscript>5</Subscript>O<Subscript>12</Subscript> interaction with solid lithium-containing electrolytes

Compatibility of the lithium-titanium spinel Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ in contact with precursors of lithium-conducting solid electrolytes of composition Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ (LATP), Li_1.5Al_0.5Ge_1.5(PO₄)₃ (LAGP), Li_0.5La_0.5TiO₃ (LLT) was studied. It was found that, in sintering of Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ brought in contact with LATP and LAGP, a solid-phase reaction occurs to give nonconducting phases (TiO₂ and Li₃PO₄). The conductivity of the stable composite Li₄Ti₅O₁₂/LLT (10%) is higher than that of the starting Li₄Ti₅O₁₂, which makes it possible to regard the composite as a promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries.     

Sol-gel synthesis of Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 solid electrolyte

A modified sol-gel process was studied as applied to synthesize a lithium-conducting solid electrolyte of composition Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ (LATP) using water-soluble salts Al(NO₃)₃ · 9H₂O, LiNO₃ · 3H₂O, and (NH₄)₂HPO₄ and a titanium(IV) citrate complex. As-synthesized samples were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction, DSC/TG, SEM, and impedance spectroscopy. Sintering of as-synthesized amorphous powders at 700°C was found to yield LATP with crystallite sizes of 42–48 nm. Ionic conductivity of the electrolyte measured in the frequency range 25–10⁶ Hz in disks having 86–90% density that were sintered at 1000°C was (3–4) × 10^?4 S/cm. Temperature-dependent ionic conductivity was studied in the range 25–200°C. The activation energy of conduction was determined for LATP.     

Production of an electrode material modified by a lithium-conducting solid electrolyte

The process for producing the electrode material LiCoPO₄ modified by the lithium-conducting solid electrolyte Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ (LATP) was studied. To create a composite consisting of an electrochemically active substance and an electrically conductive additive distributed uniformly between LiCoPO₄ particles, a peroxide solution of a LATP precursor was used. After annealing at 700°C, the two-phase composite LiCoPO₄/LATP was obtained, the conductivity of which was two orders of magnitude higher than that of binary lithium cobalt phosphate at room temperature.     

Synthesis and electrical properties of Li1+ x M x Ti2– x (PO4)3 (where M =Sc, Al, Fe, Y; x =0.3) superionic ceramics

Compounds of the system Li_{1+ x} M _x Ti_{2– x} (PO₄)₃ (where M=Sc, Al, Fe, Y; x=0.3) were synthesized by a solid-state reaction and studied by X-ray diffraction. The ceramic samples were sintered and investigated by complex impedance spectroscopy in the frequency range 10⁶–1.2×10⁹ Hz in the temperature range 300–600 K. Two relaxation dispersions related to the fast Li⁺ ion transport in bulk and grain boundaries were found. The activation energies of the bulk conductivity and relaxation frequency were obtained from the slops of Arrhenius plots. The values of the activation energies of the bulk ionic conductivity and relaxation frequency were found to be very similar in all the materials investigated. That can be attributed to the fact that the temperature dependences of the bulk conductivity are caused only by the mobility of the fast Li⁺ ions, while the number of charge carriers remains constant with temperature. Electronic Publication     

Etude des propriétés de conduction électrique des polyphosphates: Li3Ba2(PO3)7, LiPb2(PO3)5, LiCs(PO3)2, et αLiK(PO3)2

The electrical conductivity of the crystallized polyphosphates Li₃Ba₂(PO₃)₇, LiPb₂(PO₃)₅, LiCs(PO₃)₂, and αLiK(PO₃)₂ has been determined at different temperatures by impedance spectroscopy. The conductivity, σ, spreads within a range of 1.59 × 10⁻⁸ to 1.79 × 10⁻⁷ S cm⁻¹ at 573 K, and from 1.71 × 10⁻⁵ to 9.86 × 10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹ at 773 K. The transport should be assumed in the majority by the lithium ions with regard to the structural characteristics of these polyphosphates. The results are discussed and compared to the conductivity properties of other lithium ion conductors.     

Li3V2(PO4)3/C和Li2.5Na0.5V2(PO4)3/C的结构和电化学性能的比较研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法合成了锂离子正极材料Li3V2(PO4)3/C(LVP/C)及Li2.5Na0.5V2(PO4)3/C,并用XRD、循环伏安及交流阻抗等方法,研究了大量Na+掺杂对材料结构和电化学性能影响。结果表明,大量钠离子的掺杂会使LVP结构由单斜向菱方转变。掺杂化合物Li2.5Na0.5V2(PO4)3/C在0.5 C充电1 C放电时,首次放电容量为118 mAh.g-1,50次循环后容量保持率为92.4%,并发现与单斜LVP存在多个放电平台不同,Li2.5Na0.5V2(PO4)3/C仅在3.7 V处有一个放电平台。     

Crystal structures of lazulite-type oxidephosphates TiTi3O3(PO4)3 and M4Ti27O24(PO4)24 (M=Ti, Cr, Fe)

Single crystals of the oxidephosphates Ti^IIITi^IV₃O₃(PO₄)₃ (black), Cr^III₄Ti^IV₂₇O₂₄(PO₄)₂₄ (red-brown, transparent), and Fe^III₄Ti^IV₂₇O₂₄(PO₄)₂₄ (brown) with edge-lengths up to 0.3 mm were grown by chemical vapour transport. The crystal structures of these orthorhombic members (space group F2dd ) of the lazulite/lipscombite structure family were refined from single-crystal data [Ti^IIITi^IV₃O₃(PO₄)₃: Z=24, a=7.3261(9) Å, b=22.166(5) Å, c=39.239(8) Å, R₁=0.029, wR₂=0.084, 6055 independent reflections, 301 variables; Cr^III₄Ti^IV₂₇O₂₄(PO₄)₂₄: Z=1, a=7.419(3) Å, b=21.640(5) Å, c=13.057(4) Å, R₁=0.037, wR₂=0.097, 1524 independent reflections, 111 variables; Fe^III₄Ti^IV₂₇O₂₄(PO₄)₂₄: Z=1, a=7.4001(9) Å, b=21.7503(2) Å, c=12.775(3) Å, R₁=0.049, wR₂=0.140, 1240 independent reflections, 112 variables). For Ti^IIITi^IVO₃(PO₄)₃ a well-ordered structure built from dimers [Ti^III,IV₂O₉] and [Ti^IV,IV₂O₉] and phosphate tetrahedra is found. The metal sites in the crystal structures of Cr₄Ti₂₇O₂₄(PO₄)₂₄ and Fe₄Ti₂₇O₂₄(PO₄)₂₄, consisting of dimers [M^IIITi^IVO₉] and [Ti^IV,IV₂O₉], monomeric [Ti^IVO₆] octahedra, and phosphate tetrahedra, are heavily disordered. Site disorder, leading to partial occupancy of all octahedral voids of the parent lipscombite/lazulite structure, as well as splitting of the metal positions is observed. According to Guinier photographs Ti^III₄Ti^IV₂₇O₂₄(PO₄)₂₄ (a=7.418(2) Å, b=21.933(6) Å, c=12.948(7) Å) is isotypic to the oxidephosphates M^III₄Ti^IV₂₇O₂₄(PO₄)₂₄ (M^III: Cr, Fe). The UV/vis spectrum of Cr₄Ti₂₇O₂₄(PO₄)₂₄ reveals a rather small ligand-field splitting Δ_o=14,370 cm⁻¹ and a very low nephelauxetic ratio β=0.72 for the chromophores [Cr^IIIO₆] within the dimers [Cr^IIITi^IVO₉].     

Microstructure and ionic conductivity of lithium-aluminum titanophosphate

Synthesis from aqueous peroxide solutions provides lithium-aluminum titanophosphate Li_1.3Al_0.3Ti_1.7(PO₄)₃ (LATP) with particles of submicron size and conductivity of (4–5) × 10^?4 S/cm at the room temperature. LATP were characterized using the methods of XRD, DTA/TG, measurement of specific surface area, ionic and electronic conductivity. According to XRD, a single-phase crystalline product with the specific surface area of 8.2 m²/g is formed as a result of precursor sintering at 700°C (the average particle size of electrolyte was 250 nm). Sizes of coherent-scattering region were calculated on the basis of the values of intrinsic broadening of diffraction maximums. Analysis of broadening of diffraction maximums indicates that the size of primary LATP crystallites after sintering at 700°C was 90 nm according to peak (113) (2θ = 24.5°) and 110 nm according to peak (104) (2θ = 20.9°). The synthesized submicron LATP powders are suitable for formation of solid electrolyte films using the method of aerosol deposition.     

Li3−xTi2(PO4)3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1): A new mixed valent titanium(III/IV) phosphate with a NASICON-type structure

A new NASICON-related structure of lithium titanium phosphate Li_2.72Ti₂(PO₄)₃ has been determined. This compound crystallizes in an orthorhombic system, Pbcn, with a = 12.064 (3) Å, b = 8.663 (3) Å, c = 8.711 (4) Å, V = 910.4 (8) ų, and Z = 4. The single crystal structure of this novel mixed valent titanium(III/IV) phosphate reveals one titanium atom per asymmetric unit. Two lithium sites are characterized by a pair of distorted polyhedra, Li(1)O₄ and Li(2)O₅, which share a common edge resulting in a short Li(1) … Li(2) distance, i.e., 2.29 (5) Å. Magnetic susceptibility and microprobe analysis confirmed the structural composition. The room temperature ionic conductivity is comparable with that of the known Li_1+xTi^IV_2−xIn^III_x(PO₄)₃, which suggests possible fast ionic conductivity.     

MoO42-取代对Nasicon型Li3Fe2(PO4)3正极材料电化学性能的影响

以MoO₄^2-部分取代Li₃Fe₂（PO₄）₃中的PO₄^3-,研究表明：加入的MoO₄^2-离子主要以固溶形式存在于Li₃Fe₂（PO₄）₃中,起到了显著改善其电化学性能的作用。其中,MoO₄^2-掺杂浓度为0.3的样品表现出最佳的电化学性能,其在0.5C倍率下的首次放电容量为113.7 mAh·g^-1,这一数值比未掺杂的提高了20.7%;经过60次循环充放电,容量保持率为94%。将放电倍率从0.5C逐步增大至5C,再降至初始的0.5C,并在每个倍率循环10次,这一材料的最终放电容量可达首次0.5C的95%。这些优异的性能应归因于MoO₄^2-掺杂使材料的氧化还原能力增强,氧化还原电对的电势差减小,电池内部的电荷转移电阻减小,以及Li⁺扩散系数增加。     

MoO42-取代对Nasicon型Li3Fe2(PO4)3正极材料电化学性能的影响

以MoO_4~(2-)部分取代Li3Fe2(PO4)3中的PO_4~(3-),研究表明:加入的MoO_4~(2-)离子主要以固溶形式存在于Li3Fe2(PO4)3中,起到了显著改善其电化学性能的作用。其中,MoO_4~(2-)掺杂浓度为0.3的样品表现出最佳的电化学性能,其在0.5C倍率下的首次放电容量为113.7 m Ah·g~(-1),这一数值比未掺杂的提高了20.7%;经过60次循环充放电,容量保持率为94%。将放电倍率从0.5C逐步增大至5C,再降至初始的0.5C,并在每个倍率循环10次,这一材料的最终放电容量可达首次0.5C的95%。这些优异的性能应归因于MoO_4~(2-)掺杂使材料的氧化还原能力增强,氧化还原电对的电势差减小,电池内部的电荷转移电阻减小,以及Li+扩散系数增加。     

A single crystal X-ray and powder neutron diffraction study on NASICON-type Li1+xAlxTi2−x(PO4)3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) crystals: Implications on ionic conductivity

Single crystals of NASICON-type material Li_1+xTi_2−xAl_x(PO₄)₃ (LATP) with 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5 were successfully grown using long-term sintering techniques. Sample material was studied by chemical analysis, single crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction. The Ti⁴⁺ replacement scales very well with the Al³⁺ and Li⁺ incorporation. The additional Li⁺ thereby enters the M3 cavity of the NASICON framework at x, y, z ∼ (0.07, 0.34, 0.09) and is regarded to be responsible for the enhanced Li⁺ conduction of LATP as compared to Al-free LTP. Variations in structural parameters, associated with the Ti⁴⁺ substitution with Al³⁺ + Li⁺ will be discussed in detail in this paper.     

水系混合离子全电池LiMn2O4//NaTi2(PO4)3

分别以LiMn_2O_4,NaTi_2(PO_4)_3为正负极,1 mol·L~(-1) Li_2SO_4和0.5 mol·L~(-1) Na_2SO_4的混合水溶液为电解液组装成一种水系混合离子全电池。分别将正负极材料在3种不同水相电解液(1 mol·L~(-1) Li_2SO_4、0.5 mol·L~(-1)Na_2SO_4以及1 mol·L~(-1) Li_2SO_4+0.5 mol·L~(-1)Na_2SO_4混合电解液)中进行循环伏安和恒流充放电测试,结果发现,LiMn_2O_4在上述电解液中仅有Li~+的脱出/嵌入而Na~+由于半径较大而不参与该过程,NaTi_2(PO_4)_3在3种电解液中Li+、Na+均参与嵌入/脱嵌过程,且Li~+和Na~+的嵌入/脱出峰电位相差不大,分别为-0.82和-0.64 V,-0.95和-0.75 V;全电池在265 mA·g~(-1)电流密度下平均放电电压为1.55 V,充放电比容量分别为100.1和74.9 m Ah·g~(-1)。     

Nano-Li3V2(PO4)3/C Synthesized by Thermal Polymerization Method as Cathode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries

A nano-Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃/C powder was successfully prepared by a thermal polymerization method. The particle sizes of the intermediate product powder and the final product Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃ are all less than 200 nm. The carbon is partially coated on the surface of Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃ particles and the rest exists between particles with a total carbon content of 4.6wt%. This nano-Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃/C sample shows a discharge capacity of 124 mAh/g without capacity fading after 100 cycles at 0.1 C in the voltage rang of 3.0-4.3 V. Excellent rate performance is also achieved with a capacity of 80 mAh/g at 20 C in 3.0-4.3 V and 100 mAh/g at 10 C in 3.0-4.8 V. This study suggests that the thermal polymerization method is suitable to synthesize nano-Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃/C materials.