Growth and microstructural features of laser ablated LiCoO2 thin films |
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Authors: | MC Rao |
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Institution: | Department of Physics, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada-520 008, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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Abstract: | Thin films of LiCoO2 were prepared by pulsed laser deposition technique and the properties were studied in relation to the deposition parameters. The films deposited from a sintered composite target (LiCoO2+Li2O) in an oxygen partial pressure of 100 mTorr and at a substrate temperature of 300 °C exhibited preferred c-axis (0 0 3) orientation perpendicular to the substrate surface. The AFM data demonstrated that the films are composed of uniform distribution of fine grains with an average grain size of 80 nm. The grain size increased with an increase in substrate temperature. The (0 0 3) orientation decreased with increase in (1 0 4) orientation for the films deposited at higher substrate temperatures (>500 °C) indicating that the films’ growth is parallel to the substrate surface. The composition of the experimental films was analyzed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The binding energy peaks of Co(2p3/2) and Co(2p1/2) are, respectively, observed at 779.3 and 794.4 eV, which can be attributed to the Co3+ bonding state of LiCoO2. The electrochemical measurements were carried out on Li//LiCoO2 cells with a lithium metal foil as anode and LiCoO2 film as cathode of 1.5 cm2 active area using a Teflon home-made cell hardware. The Li//LiCoO2 cells were tested in the potential range 2.6-4.2 V. Specific capacity as high as 205 mC/cm2 μm was measured for the film grown at 700 °C. The growth of LiCoO2 films were studied in relation to the deposition parameters for their effective utilization as cathode materials in solid-state microbattery application. |
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Keywords: | A1 AFM A1 Composition A1 Electrochemical properties A1 Structure A3 PLD B1 LiCoO2 thin films |
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