Effects of catalytic oxidation on the electrochemical performance of common natural graphite as an anode material for lithium ion batteries

We demonstrate for the first time that the reversible capacity of common natural graphite modified by catalytic oxidation can serve as an anode material for lithium ion batteries with above-theoretical capacity of graphite. The enhancement of reversible lithium capacity from 251 to >372 mAh g⁻¹ results from an increase in the number of micropores and nanometer channels, which are formed by both chemical and catalytic oxidation. Lithium can also form alloys with metals used as oxidation catalysts, and these alloys may also contribute to the enhancement of reversible lithium capacity.     

三维多孔还原氧化石墨烯气凝胶的制备及其在锂离子电池中的应用

以天然鳞片石墨为原料,采用改良的Hummers方法,制备了高纯度的薄层或单层氧化石墨(GO);并以抗坏血酸为还原剂,通过自组装还原的方式成功制备了具有三维多孔独巨石结构的还原氧化石墨烯(rGO)气凝胶,其形貌和结构经FT-IR, SEM, TEM, XRD和XPS表征。并对其作为锂离子电池负极材料的电化学性能进行了测试。结果表明：rGO气凝胶独特的形貌和结构提高了其比容量和循环性能,在100 mA·g^-1电流密度下首周放电比容量可达1 700 mAh·g^-1,首周充电比容量达710 mAh·g^-1,经过100周循环后放电比容量仍可保持在450 mAh·g^-1,库伦效率保持在98%。     

锂离子电池用富锂层状正极材料

正极材料与负极材料是锂离子电池重要组成部分。目前锂离子电池负极材料比容量通常在300mAh/g以上,而正极材料比容量始终徘徊在150mAh/g。正极材料正在成为锂离子电池性能进一步提升的瓶颈。富锂层状正极材料是一类新型正极材料,其可逆容量在200mAh/g以上,其高容量特性引起人们的广泛关注。这类材料可以用xLi₂MO₃·(1-x)LiM'O₂ (M 为Mn, Ti, Zr之一或任意组合; M'为Mn, Ni, Co之一或任意组合; 0≤x≤1)形式表示。由于其组成与结构的特殊性,这类富锂层状正极材料的充放电机理也不同于其它含锂过渡金属氧化物正极材料。本文介绍富锂层状正极材料的合成、结构与充放电机理,重点介绍近年来通过改性提高其电化学性能方面的研究进展,指出目前富锂材料研究中存在的问题,探讨未来的研究重点。     

锂离子电池电极用规整中孔碳分子筛的电化学特性

采用SEM, N₂吸附技术和XRD对首次用于锂离子电池电极的规整中孔碳分子筛CMK-5的表面形态、孔结构和晶体结构进行了表征. 利用恒电流仪和伏安循环法研究了CMK-5的电化学性质, 并与传统的阳极材料石墨进行对比. 结果表明, CMK-5具有良好的可逆特性, 在第三次充电-放电循环中贮能密度仍可达525 mAh/g, 由于CMK-5具有特殊的中孔结构, 因而更适合用作快速充电-放电循环材料. 一个有趣的现象是, CMK-5在伏安循环的正值部分没有出现极值, 这与传统阳极材料显著不同. 另外, 还利用XPS和XRD考察了CMK-5的充电-放电特性.     

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.     

Application of diatomite as an effective polysulfides adsorbent for lithium-sulfur batteries

The lithium–sulfur batteries show the great potential to be the most promising candidate for high energy applications. However, the shuttling of soluble polysulfides deteriorates the battery performance tremendously. To suppress the diffusion of soluble polysulfides, diatomite that has abundant natural three-dimensional ordered pores is incorporated into the cathode to trap polysulfides. The composite cathode material(S-DM-AB for short), including sulfur(S), diatomite(DM), and acetylene black(AB) is prepared by an impregnation method. For comparison, another composite cathode material(S-AB for short) including sulfur and acetylene black is also prepared by the same method. The battery with S-DMAB composite cathode material delivers a discharge capacity of 531.4 m Ah/g after 300 cycles at 2 C with a capacity retention of 51.6% at room temperature. By contrast, the battery with S-AB composite cathode material delivered a capacity of only 196.9 m Ah/g with a much lower capacity retention of 18.6% under the same condition. The addition of diatomite in the cathode is proved to be a cheap and effective way to improve the life time of the lithium sulfur batteries.     

锂离子电池锂锰氧化物高压嵌锂材料的结构和电化学性能研究

利 用 Ｘ Ｒ Ｄ、 Ｉ Ｃ Ｐ、 Ｔ Ｇ Ａ 、 Ｄ Ｔ Ａ 及 恒 流 充 放 电 等 方 法 研 究 分 析 了 一 种 特 殊 天 然 结 构 Ｍｎ Ｏ２（ Ｎ Ｍ Ｄ） 材料的结 构、组成 以及电 化学嵌锂 特性． Ｘ Ｒ Ｄ 分析 表明,该样 品材料 是由钠水 锰矿以及水羟 锰矿复 合结构组 成的 Ｍｎ Ｏ２ 纳米 纤 维． 充放 电 循环 结果 显 示,其 前 期循 环容 量 可高 达 １５０ｍ Ａｈ／ ｇ 左 右,但性 能尚不够 稳定． 本文采 用一种 水热法高 压嵌锂处 理,可将 Ｎ Ｍ Ｄ 样品 转变为 具有３ ×３ 大隧道结 构的钡 镁锰矿（ Ｔｏｄｏｒｏｋｉｔｅ） 型锂 锰氧 化 物,既 增 强了 Ｌｉ ＋ 嵌 入 隧道 或 层间 结 构 的循环稳定 性． 并 显著提 高锂锰氧 化物电 极材料性 能的 稳定 性,以 充放 电电 流密 度 为０ ．８ ｍ Ａ／ｃ ｍ ２ ,经过１８０ 次 循环后 其比容量 仍具有 １１０ ｍ Ａｈ／ ｇ ． 该类 大隧道结 构锂锰 氧化物可 作为一 种３ Ｖ 的锂离子电极 材料．     

稻壳制备锂离子电池炭材料的研究

本主要研究了炭化温度、升温速率以及碱处理浓度对稻壳制备锂离子电池负极材料结构及充放电性能的影响．通过差-热热重分析曲线(DT-TGA)、元素分析、X射线粉末衍射(XRD)以及电化学性能测试手段对材料进行了表征．结果表明：在最佳实验条件下，材料的首次充电容量为678mA h／g，首次放电容量为239mA h／g，循环10次的容量保持率为86．2％．     

Preparation and characterization of anode materials using expanded graphite/pitch composite for high-power Li-ion secondary batteries

Expanded graphite was prepared by the intercalation of natural graphite using ammonium peroxodisulfate as an oxidizing agent and a high purity of sulfuric acid as an intercalate. The amounts of oxidizing agent and intercalate were changed to determine the preparation conditions of expanded graphite as the anode material for high-power Li-ion batteries. The expanded graphite was tested as the anode material and further composited with the different amounts of petroleum pitch to improve the electrochemical properties. Although the expanded graphite anode showed the improved electrochemical properties such as initial reversible capacities of around 400 mAh/g and a charge capacity at 5 C-rate of 83 mAh/g as compared with those for the natural graphite anode of 378 and 19.4 mAh/g, respectively, it still had some weak points for a high-power anode material such as low initial efficiency and potential plateaus with the stage characteristic. The anode composites with high performance could be obtained by compositing the expanded graphite and the petroleum pitch at the ratio of 1:2, showing an improved initial efficiency of 78 % and decreased potential plateaus with 389 mAh/g of the initial reversible capacity.     

Integrating a Photocatalyst into a Hybrid Lithium–Sulfur Battery for Direct Storage of Solar Energy

Direct capture and storage of abundant but intermittent solar energy in electrical energy‐storage devices such as rechargeable lithium batteries is of great importance, and could provide a promising solution to the challenges of energy shortage and environment pollution. Here we report a new prototype of a solar‐driven chargeable lithium–sulfur (Li‐S) battery, in which the capture and storage of solar energy was realized by oxidizing S^2? ions to polysulfide ions in aqueous solution with a Pt‐modified CdS photocatalyst. The battery can deliver a specific capacity of 792 mAh g^?1 during 2 h photocharging process with a discharge potential of around 2.53 V versus Li⁺/Li. A specific capacity of 199 mAh g^?1, reaching the level of conventional lithium‐ion batteries, can be achieved within 10 min photocharging. Moreover, the charging process of the battery can proceed under natural sunlight irradiation.     

纳米级LiFePO_4材料的水热模板法合成及其性能研究

采用水热模板法合成纳米级LiFePO4材料,改变水热反应中表面活性剂(十六烷基三甲基溴化铵)的比例控制样品颗粒生成的大小.SEM测试表明,合成的LiFePO4晶粒尺寸与表面活性剂的配比密切相关,范围在几十到几百nm之间.充放电试验表明,合成的纳米级LiFePO4材料电极具有优良的电化学性能,其0.1C放电最高比容量可达150 mAh/g,而1C和2C放电比容量也分别有140 mAh/g和126 mAh/g.     

Pre-constructed SEI on graphite-based interface enables long cycle stability for dual ion sodium batteries

Lithium batteries have been widely used in all over the world for its high energy density, long-term cycle stability. While the resources of lithium metal and transition metal are limited, which restrict their applications in the grid energy storage. Dual ion sodium batteries (DISBs) possess higher energy density, especially owning high power density for its higher operating voltage (> 4.5 V). Nevertheless, the poor oxidation tolerance of carbonate electrolyte and the co-intercalation of solvents accompanied with anions are main obstacles to make the DISBs commercialization. Herein, a physical barrier (artificial SEI film) is pre-constructed in the Na||graphite batteries to solve these thorny problems. With the CSMG (covered SEI on modified graphite), batteries deliver higher capacity 40 mAh/g even under the current density of 300 mA/g and the capacity retention maintains very well after 100 cycles at a high operating voltage. Moreover, the function mechanism was revealed by in-situ XRD, demonstrating that the pre-constructed SEI can effectively suppress the irreversible phase transition and exfoliation of graphite, resulting from the co-intercalation of anions. Additionally, the work voltage windows of carbonate electrolyte are significantly broadened by establishing electrode/electrolyte interphase. This method opens up an avenue for the practical application of DISBs on the grid energy storage and other fields.     

Regeneration and reuse of anode graphite from spent lithium-ion batteries with low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

Regenerating spent graphite(SG) from retired lithium-ion batteries(LIBs) can effectively avoid resource waste. However, the technology is challenged by the impurity content and energy consumption. In this study, micro-expanded graphite(MEG) was synthesized by one-step oxidation method using waste LIBs anode graphite as material and perchloric acid as intercalation and oxidant agent. Then, its performance as a LIBs anode material were investigated as well as the greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions of t...     

Synthesis and electrochemical properties of Zn3V3O8 as novel anode material

Zn₃V₃O₈ two-dimensional micro sheets are successfully synthesized by combination of solvothermal method and heat treatment. The Zn₃V₃O₈ has better electrochemical performances after calcinations.     

High capacity silicon/carbon composite anode materials for lithium ion batteries

Silicon/carbon composite materials are prepared by pyrolysis of pitch embedded with graphite and silicon powders. As anode for lithium ion batteries, its initial reversible capacity is 800–900 mAh/g at 0.25 mA/cm² in a voltage range of 0.02/1.5 V vs. Li. The material modification by adding a small amount of CaCO₃ into precursor improves the initial reversibility (η₁=84%) and suppresses the capacity fade upon cycling. A little higher insertion voltage of the composites than commercial CMS anode material improves the cell safety in the high rate charging process.     

Optimization of tin intermetallics and composite electrodes for lithium-ion batteries obtained by sonochemical synthesis

The optimization of active electrode materials for advanced lithium batteries obtained by sonochemically promoted reactions is discussed. Composites containing amorphous CoSn intermetallic compound and exfoliated graphite are prepared by a combination of graphite mechanical exfoliation followed by the reduction of Co²⁺ and Sn²⁺ solutions in tetraethyleneglycol with NaBH₄ with simultaneous high-intensity ultrasonication. X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy reveal relevant similarities with the negative electrode of the commercial Nexelion? battery. The resulting nanocomposite is tested as an electrode material using a lithium polyacrylate binder. The electrochemical cycling in lithium test cells shows capacities around 400 mAh/g after 400 cycles, and the ac impedance spectra reveal low resistance values. In the first discharge, nanocrystalline Li _x Sn is formed. After cycling, the metallic nanoparticles (ca. 7–20 nm) remain to be X-ray amorphous and embedded in the binder.     

磷酸铁锂电池的热效应研究

以磷酸铁锂为正极材料,石墨为负极材料,制备了1865型磷酸铁锂电池,研究了该电池在绝热、隔热和自然散热条件下,不同大小电流充放电过程的热效应.研究结果表明,磷酸铁锂电池充放电过程中所放出的热量主要来源于不可逆发热,即电子、离子在传导过程中克服电池内部阻力所产生的热量.发热量与电流呈线性关系,随着电流的增大而增大.这些结...     

Carbon matrix/SiNWs heterogeneous block as improved reversible anodes material for lithium ion batteries

A novel carbon matrix/silicon nanowires (SiNWs) heterogeneous block was successfully produced by dispersing SiNWs into templated carbon matrix via a modified evaporation induced self-assembly method. The heterogeneous block was determined by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectra and scanning electron microscopy. As an anode material for lithium batteries, the block was investigated by cyclic voltammograms (CV), charge/discharge tests, galvanostatic cycling performance and A. C. impedance spectroscopy. We show that the SiNWs disperse into the framework, and are nicely wrapped by the carbon matrix. The heterogeneous block exhibits superior electrochemical reversibility with a high specific capacity of 529.3 mAh/g in comparison with bare SiNWs anode with merely about 52.6 mAh/g capacity retention. The block presents excellent cycle stability and capacity retention which can be attributed to the improvement of conductivity by the existence of carbon matrix and the enhancement of ability to relieve the large volume expansion of SiNWs during the lithium insertion/extraction cycle. The results indicate that the as-prepared carbon matrix/SiNWs heterogeneous block can be an attractive and potential anode material for lithium-ion battery applications.     

Three‐Dimensional Fe2N@C Microspheres Grown on Reduced Graphite Oxide for Lithium‐Ion Batteries and the Li Storage Mechanism

Nanostructured iron compounds as lithium‐ion‐battery anode material have attracted considerable attention with respect to improved electrochemical energy storage and excellent specific capacity, so lots of iron‐based composites have been developed. Herein, a novel composite composed of three‐dimensional Fe₂N@C microspheres grown on reduced graphite oxide (denoted as Fe₂N@C‐RGO) has been synthesized through a simple and effective technique assisted by a hydrothermal and subsequent heating treatment process. As the anode material for lithium‐ion batteries, the synthetic Fe₂N@C‐RGO displayed excellent Li⁺‐ion storage performance with a considerable initial capacity of 847 mAh g^?1, a superior cycle stability (a specific discharge capacity of 760 mAh g^?1 remained after the 100th cycle), and an improved rate‐capability performance compared with those of the pure Fe₂N and Fe₂N‐RGO nanostructures. The good performance should be attributed to the existence of RGO layers that can facilitate to enhance the conductivity and shorten the lithium‐ion diffusion path; in addition, the carbon layer on the surface of Fe₂N can avert the structure decay caused by the volume change during the lithiation/delithiation process. Moreover, in situ X‐ray absorption fine‐structure analysis demonstrated that the excellent performance can be attributed to the lack of any obvious change in the coordination geometry of Fe₂N@C‐RGO during the charge/discharge processes.     

Preparation of Carbon Nanowall and Carbon Nanotube for Anode Material of Lithium-Ion Battery

Carbon nanowall (CNW) and carbon nanotube (CNT) were prepared as anode materials of lithium-ion batteries. To fabricate a lithium-ion battery, copper (Cu) foil was cleaned using an ultrasonic cleaner in a solvent such as trichloroethylene (TCE) and used as a substrate. CNW and CNT were synthesized on Cu foil using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) and water dispersion, respectively. CNW and CNT were used as anode materials for the lithium-ion battery, while lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF₆) was used as an electrolyte to fabricate another lithium-ion battery. For the structural analysis of CNW and CNT, field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) and Raman spectroscopy analysis were performed. The Raman analysis showed that the carbon nanotube in composite material can compensate for the defects of the carbon nanowall. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) was employed for the electrochemical properties of lithium-ion batteries, fabricated by CNW and CNT, respectively. The specific capacity of CNW and CNT were calculated as 62.4 mAh/g and 49.54 mAh/g. The composite material with CNW and CNT having a specific capacity measured at 64.94 mAh/g, delivered the optimal performance.