| Abstract: | Since 1991, LiCoO2 used as cathode material of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries has attracted much attention in the industry of portable power apparatus such as mobiles, laptops and camcorders, etc. However, the production technologies of LiCoO2 have always been possessed by the foreign corporations. Although a plenty of research work has been performed in domestics, it is almost impossible to surpass the technological rampart, which renders our state to subject to much foreign exchange consumption.Many preparation methods such as solid state reaction, sol-gel process and hydrothermal synthesis et al have been reported in the literature. Via our studies, it is found that in the process of LiCoO2 synthesis not only lithium sources but also cobalt sources can play an important part in the physical and electrochemical properties, and also have a remarkable influence on the properties of LiCoO2.But as for the different synthesis methods, the necessary cobalt source is different, and as for the same synthesis method, the LiCoO2 prepared with different cobalt sources has different electrochemical performance.So far, the detailed findings on the LiCoO2 cathode material synthesized with various cobalt sources have not been reported yet in the literature. In this paper, the following work has been carried out.The LiCoO2 cathode material was synthesized by liquid-phase soft-chemistry process and solid state reaction at higher temperature with different cobalt sources respectively, and characterized by XRD, BET, SEM, TEM, laser particle size distribution and electrochemical testing. Its properties were compared. The effects of different cobalt sources, aqueous ammonia and ethanol additives on the physical and electrochemical properties of LiCoO2 cathode materials were investigated. The results have demonstrated that the different cobalt sources, aqueous ammonia and ethanol additives have remarkable influences on the physical and electrochemical properties of LiCoO2 cathode material. When liquid-phase soft-chemistry process is used to synthesize LiCoO2 cathode material,most excellent cobalt source when high-temperature solid state reaction method is used to prepare LiCoO2 cathode materials. The optimal sintering temperature range is 800℃～820 ℃ when liquid-phase soft-chemistry process is used to synthesize LiCoO2 cathode materials. Liquid-phase soft-chemistry process is superior to high-temperature solid state reaction method when LiCoO2 cathode materials is prepared. |
