Electrochemical and structural study on LiMn0.8Fe0.2PO4 and Mn0.8Fe0.2PO4 battery cathodes: diffusion limited lithium transport

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Electrochemical reactions in the particulate crystal of olivine cathodes topotactically proceed in the lithiated and delithiated phases....     

La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.2O3与La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.15Co0.05O3电导的对比

采用固相合成法制备了La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.2O3(LSGM8282)和La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.15Co0.05O3 (LSGMC5), 利用四电极交流阻抗法和Hebb-Wagner 极化法对比研究了两种材料的总电导率和电子电导率. 实验结果表明, LSGM8282 的总电导率与氧分压无明显依赖关系, 而LSGMC5 的总电导率在高氧分压区随氧分压降低而增加,在中等氧分压区域基本保持不变. 在973-1173 K的温度范围内, LSGM8282的自由电子电导率以及电子空穴电导率的氧分压级数分别为-1/4和1/4.在1073-1173 K的温度范围内, LSGMC5的自由电子电导率以及电子空穴电导率的氧分压级数分别为-1/4和约为1/8, 表明LSGMC5的空穴产生机制可能与LSGM8282不同. LSGM8282 的氧离子电导率与氧分压无关, 而LSGMC5 的氧离子电导率在高氧分压区随氧分压的减小而增加.     

电解液对LiCr0.1Mn1.9O4电化学性能的影响

容量;循环特性;自放电;电解液对LiCr0.1Mn1.9O4电化学性能的影响     

MgO或Fe2O3掺杂Ce0.8Nd0.2O1.9固体电解质的结构和电性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法合成SiO2含量为0.05%(w,质量分数)的Ce0.8Nd0.2O1.9(NDC)粉体(NDCSi).分别将0-2.0%(x,摩尔分数)的MgO或FeO1.5添加到NDCSi粉体中,经10MPa压片后于1300°C烧结6h.采用X射线衍射(XRD)、拉曼(Raman)光谱和场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)对样品进行结构表征.采用交流(AC)阻抗谱测试样品导电性能.结果表明:所有样品均呈现单一立方萤石结构.MgO或Fe2O3掺杂于NDCSi体系,均可提高材料的致密度,降低烧结温度,提高材料的晶界电导率和总电导率.掺杂MgO或Fe2O3样品的相对密度(>93%)高于NDC或NDCSi(约86%),有效促进了样品致密化.掺杂Fe2O3或MgO的样品(NDCSi+0N.D5FCeSOi样1.5或品总ND电C导Si率+2(.10.M1×g1O0)-具3S有·c最m高-1)电的导5.7率和,525.60倍°C.M时g总O电或导Fe率2O分3掺别杂是于6.N3D×C10S-i3样或品2.对9×晶10界-3电S·导c率m-的1,是影响比晶粒电导率更明显.MgO或Fe2O3掺杂于NDCSi均具有烧结助剂和晶界清除剂的双重作用,但清除杂质SiO2的机制不同.     

La0.8Sr0.2-xCaxCo0.9Fe0.1O3-δ的合成与电性能

利用X射线衍射 (XRD)、差热 热重 (DSC/TG)与直流四探针测试分析方法研究了少量Ca取代LaCoO3 中部分La的合成过程及对其电导率的作用。采用固相反应合成的La0 .8Sr0 .2 -xCaxCo0 .9Fe0 .1 O3 -δ(LSCCF ,0≤x≤ 0 1)氧化物为单一钙钛矿相 ,其烧结过程可以分为 3个阶段 :即反应原料的变化 ;LaCoO3 基氧化物的生成 ;LSCCF固溶体的形成。LSCCF复合掺杂材料电导率的最大值都超过了 10 0S·cm- 1 ,其导电机制可以用p型小极子的绝热空隙理论来解释     

Microstructure and electrochemical properties of porous La2NiO4+δ electrode screen-printed on Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9 electrolyte

Superfine and uniform La₂NiO_4+δ powder was synthesized by a polyaminocarboxylate complex precursor method. La₂NiO_4+δ layers were screen-printed on dense Ce_0.8Sm_0.2O_1.9 electrolyte substrates and sintered at 900–1,100 °C. The microstructure and electrochemical properties of the resulting porous electrodes were investigated with respect to sintering temperature. The results indicate a significant effect of sintering temperature on the microstructure and electrode polarization. It was found that elevating sintering temperature was favorable to the charge transfer process whereas undesired for the oxygen surface exchange process due to an increase of the grain size. Sintering at 900 °C was determined to be preferred in terms of the polarization resistance of the electrode. The porous electrode sintered at the temperature showed a fine-grained microstructure (about 200 nm) and a relatively low polarization resistance of 0.28 Ω cm² at 800 °C. This work suggests that preparing the electrode from superfine starting powder is contributive to modifying the polarization properties.     

Study of the process of the formation of Mg(Fe0.8Ga0.2)2O4 − δ films on Si

Conditions of the synthesis of magnetic semiconductor films of composition Mg(Fe_0.8Ga_0.2)₂O_4?δ on silicon have been optimized. As the barrier layer, which prevents the interaction between the film and the substrate during high-temperature crystallization of the films, a film of nanosized silicon dioxide was used. This, together with a high homogeneity of the composition of the target, allowed us to obtain Mg(Fe_0.8Ga_0.2)₂O_4?δ films on silicon characterized by the saturation magnetization (37 A m²/kg) that noticeably exceeds that for the volumetric analog (28 A m²/kg).     

Layering Optimization of the SrFe0.9Ti0.1O3−δ–Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9 Composite Cathode

Cathode thickness plays a major role in establishing an active area for an oxygen reduction reaction in energy converter devices, such as solid oxide fuel cells. In this work, we prepared SrFe_0.9Ti_0.1O_3−δ–Ce_0.8Sm_0.2O_1.9 composite cathodes with different layers (1×, 3×, 5×, 7×, and 9× layer). The microstructural and electrochemical performance of each cell was then explored through scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). EIS analysis showed that the area-specific resistance (ASR) decreased from 0.65 Ωcm² to 0.12 Ωcm² with the increase in the number of layers from a 1× to a 7×. However, the ASR started to slightly increase at the 9× layer to 2.95 Ωcm² due to a higher loss of electrode polarization resulting from insufficient gas diffusion and transport. Therefore, increasing the number of cathode layers could increase the performance of the cathode by enlarging the active area for the reaction up to the threshold point.     

Fabrication and photoluminescent properties of heteroepitaxial ZnO/Zn0.8Mg0.2O coaxial nanorod heterostructures

ZnO/Zn0.8Mg0.2O coaxial nanorod heterostructures were prepared by employing catalyst-free metal-organic vapor-phase epitaxy, and their structural and photoluminescent (PL) properties were investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and temperature-dependent PL spectroscopy. TEM images show that ZnO/Zn0.8Mg0.2O layers were epitaxially grown on the entire surfaces of the ZnO nanorods and the ZnO nanorod diameters as a core material were as small as 9 +/- 2 nm. A dominant PL peak was observed at 3.316 eV, from room-temperature PL spectra of ZnO/Zn0.8Mg0.2O coaxial nanorod heterostructures with ZnO core diameters of 9 nm, indicating a PL blue shift of 30 meV, which resulted from a quantum confinement effect along the radial direction in ZnO nanorods. Furthermore, temperature-dependent PL properties of the coaxial nanorod heterostructures were investigated, showing much higher PL intensity for the coaxial nanorod heterostructures than that of bare ZnO nanorods at room temperature. The origin of the enhanced PL intensity and reduced thermal quenching for the coaxial nanorod heterostructures is also discussed.     

Dual-modification of Gd2O3 on the high-voltage electrochemical properties of LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 cathode materials via the solid-state method

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - In this paper, the dual-modified LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 via Gd2O3 is successfully obtained by the solid-state method. The phenomenon of Li/Ni cation mixing...     

Effects of MoO3 Amounts on Sintering and Electrical Properties of Ce0.8Nd0.2O1.9

The high purity (Ce_0.8Nd_0.2O_1.9)_1-x(MoO₃)_x(x=0, 0.005, 0.010, 0.020; Ce_0.8Nd_0.2O_1.9=NDC) solid solutions were prepared by modified sol-gel method. The structures and electric conductivities were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy( EIS). The XRD results show that the materials were pure phase with a cubic fluorite structure. Compared to the undoped-NDC samples, MoO3 doped-NDC showed higher sintered density(over 96%) at reduced sintering temperature. The electric conductivity(σ_t) of (Ce_0.8Nd_0.2O_1.9)_1-x(MoO₃)_x at 400 ℃ was 9.58×10^–4 S/cm when x=0.010, which was higher than that of undoped-NDC samples(σ_t=3.29×10^–4 S/cm). The obtained optimal amount of the MoO₃ was x=0.010 in this system.     

Synthesis and characterization of Li[(Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1)0.8(Ni0.5Mn0.5)0.2]O2 with the microscale core-shell structure as the positive electrode material for lithium batteries

The high capacity of Ni-rich Li[Ni(1-x)M(x)]O(2) (M = Co, Mn) is very attractive, if the structural instability and thermal properties are improved. Li[Ni(0.5)Mn(0.5)]O(2) has good thermal and structural stabilities, but it has a low capacity and rate capability relative to the Ni-rich Li[Ni(1-x)M(x)]O(2). We synthesized a spherical core-shell structure with a high capacity (from the Li[Ni(0.8)Co(0.1)Mn(0.1)]O(2) core) and a good thermal stability (from the Li[Ni(0.5)Mn(0.5)]O(2) shell). This report is about the microscale spherical core-shell structure, that is, Li[Ni(0.8)Co(0.1)Mn(0.1)]O(2) as the core and a Li[Ni(0.5)Mn(0.5)]O(2) as the shell. A high capacity was delivered from the Li[Ni(0.8)Co(0.1)Mn(0.1)]O(2) core, and a high thermal stability was achieved by the Li[Ni(0.5)Mn(0.5)]O(2) shell. The core-shell structured Li[(Ni(0.8)Co(0.1)Mn(0.1))(0.8)(Ni(0.5)Mn(0.5))(0.2)]O(2)/carbon cell had a superior cyclability and thermal stability relative to the Li[Ni(0.8)Co(0.1)Mn(0.1)]O(2) at the 1 C rate for 500 cycles. The core-shell structured Li[(Ni(0.8)Co(0.1)Mn(0.1))(0.8)(Ni(0.5)Mn(0.5))(0.2)]O(2) as a new positive electrode material is a significant breakthrough in the development of high-capacity lithium batteries.     

Preparation of magnetic nanocrystalline Mn0.5Mg0.5Fe2O4 and kinetics of thermal decomposition of precursor

The spinel Mn_0.5Mg_0.5Fe₂O₄ was obtained via calcining Mn_0.5Mg_0.5Fe₂(C₂O₄)₃·5H₂O above 400 °C in air. The precursor and its calcined products were characterized by thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier transform FT-IR, X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer, and vibrating sample magnetometer. The results showed that Mn_0.5Mg_0.5Fe₂O₄ obtained at 600 °C had a specific saturation magnetization of 46.2 emu g^–1. The thermal decomposition of Mn_0.5Mg_0.5Fe₂(C₂O₄)₃·5H₂O below 450 °C experienced two steps which involved, at first, the dehydration of five water molecules and then decomposition of Mn_0.5Mg_0.5Fe₂(C₂O₄)₃ into spinel Mn_0.5Mg_0.5Fe₂O₄ in air. Based on Starink equation, the values of the activation energies associated with the thermal decomposition of Mn_0.5Mg_0.5Fe₂(C₂O₄)₃·5H₂O were determined.     

Structure,modification, and commercialization of high nickel ternary material (LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 and LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2) for lithium ion batteries

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM811), as one of the most promising cathode materials for lithium ion batteries, has gained a huge market with its obvious...     

Effect of sintering temperature on the magnetic properties and charge density distribution of nano-NiO

Phase pure nano nickel oxide was synthesized by the chemical precipitation method and sintered at 200°C, 400°C and 600°C, respectively, to study the effect of sintering on the charge distribution and magnetism. The samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction for electron density distribution studies, vibrating sample magnetometry for magnetic behavior and by UV-VIS spectrophotometry for optical characteristics. Rearrangement of charge density distribution with respect to sintering temperature was analyzed through the maximum entropy method employed using powder X-ray diffraction data. The observed magnetic transition with respect to the temperature/size effect was analyzed and correlated with electron density distribution studies.     

Ti、Mg离子复合掺杂对LiNi0.4Co0.2Mn0.4O2性能的影响

采用SEM、XRD、恒电流充放电、交流阻抗谱等方法研究了钛镁离子复合掺杂对LiNi_0.4Co_0.2Mn_0.4O₂的结构及其电化学性能的影响. 结果表明材料的XRD图谱中部分特征峰的强度比值有较大的变化. 1%(摩尔分数) 的Ti、Mg离子复合掺杂能显著地改善LiNi_0.4Co_0.2Mn_0.4O₂的倍率放电能力, 平台保持能力和高倍率下的循环性能. 交流阻抗谱表明钛镁离子掺杂抑制了LiNi_0.4Co_0.2Mn_0.4O₂在高放电倍率下循环的电化学反应阻抗Rct的增加. 采用几种不同价态的金属离子复合掺杂是改善嵌锂的镍钴锰系金属氧化物的倍率放电能力的有效途径.     

BaCe0.8Zro.1La0.1O3-α陶瓷的制备和电性能研究

以高温固相反应法制备了BaCe0.gZr0.1Lao1O3-α陶瓷,用粉末X-射线衍射(XRD)和扫描电镜(SEM)对其晶体结构和断面形貌进行了表征.以陶瓷材料为固体电解质、多孔性铂为电极,用交流阻抗谱技术测定了材料在500～900℃下不同气体气氛中的电导率;用气体浓差电池方法测定了材料在于燥空气和湿润空气中的离子迁移...     

One-dimensional single-crystalline Mn3O4 nanostructures with tunable length and magnetic properties of Mn3O4 nanowires

A facile, solution-phase route to mass fabrication of one-dimensional single crystalline Mn(3)O(4) nanowires with a unique core/sheath heteronanostructure, controlled aspect ratios, and narrow diameter distribution was reported. The single crystalline Mn(3)O(4) nanowires have considerably large coercivities (H(C) > 1 T) at low temperatures.