In situ composite of nano SiO2-P(VDF-HFP) porous polymer electrolytes for Li-ion batteries

Nano SiO₂-P(VDF-HFP) composite porous membranes were prepared as the matrix of porous polymer electrolytes through in situ composite method based on hydrolysis of tetraethoxysilane and phase inversion. SEM, TEM, DSC and AC impedance analysis were carried out. It is found that the in situ prepared nano silica was homogeneously dispersed in the polymeric matrix, enhanced conductivity and electrochemical stability of porous polymer electrolytes, and improved the stability of the electrolytes against lithium metal electrodes. The in situ composite method was found to be much better than the direct composite method in lowering the interfacial resistance between electrolyte and lithium metal electrode. Moreover, cycle test of lithium batteries using lithium metal as anode and sulfur composite material as cathode showed that the electrolyte based on in situ composite of silica presented stable charge-discharge behavior and little capacity loss of battery.     

一种能够抑制锂枝晶的锂金属电池电解液润湿性添加剂

将氟代有机溶剂2,2,3,3-四氟丙基甲基丙烯酸酯(TFPMA)作为双功能添加剂引入碳酸酯电解液体系,考察了TFPMA质量分数对增大润湿性的影响.采用交流阻抗、恒流充放电等测试了添加TFPMA后的锂金属电池性能.采用SEM和XPS表征了循环后的锂金属电极表面.结果表明,1.0％(质量分数,下同)TFPMA的添加使电解液与隔膜间的接触角从54°降至44°,内阻从6.15Ω降至1.94Ω,Li-LiFePO4电池在5 C电流密度下的比容量从66 mA·h/g提升至80 mA·h/g,1 C电流密度下的恒电流循环在100圈时还保持99％以上的库仑效率.TFPMA还促进了Li+的均匀沉积和优良固体电解质界面膜的形成,抑制了锂枝晶,电解液添加了1.0％TFPMA后,Li-Cu电池可以循环100圈以上,而库仑效率没有发生较大下降.循环后电极的SEM图表明,添加了1.0％TFPMA电解液的锂金属负极表面沉积更加平整,有较少的锂枝晶生成.     

球形磷酸铁锂材料的制备及其18650电池的测试

采用高能球磨和喷雾干燥法制备了球形磷酸铁锂材料LFP-1,并制作18650实装电池,测试电极片的压实密度,同时选择一种商业化磷酸铁锂材料LFP-2作为对比。测试结果显示,2种LFP材料均由平均粒径为300~500 nm的一次颗粒组成,比表面积为13~15 m²/g,碳质量分数为1.5%左右。通过CR2032纽扣型电池充放电测试表明,在0.2C时,LFP-1的比放电容量约为165 mA·h/g,与商业化磷酸铁锂材料LFP-2相近。制备18650电池的结果表明,商业化磷酸铁锂LFP-2材料制备的电极片的最高压实密度可以达到2.52 g/cm³,显著高于实验室制得的磷酸铁锂材料LFP-1的最高压实密度2.25 g/cm³,这可能与材料的颗粒粒度分布不同有关。     

A novel lithium intercalation compound based on the layered structure of lithium nitridonickelates Li3−2xNixN

New lithium nickel nitrides Li_3−2xNi_xN (0.20 ≤ x ≤ 0.60) have been prepared and investigated as negative electrode in the 0.85/0.02 V potential window. These materials are prepared from a Ni/Li₃N mixture at 700 °C under a nitrogen flow. Their structural characteristics as well as their electrochemical behaviour are investigated as a function of the nickel content. For the first time are reported here the electrochemical properties of a lithium intercalation compound based on a layered nitride structure. The Li_3−2xNi_xN compounds can be reversibly reduced and oxidized around 0.5 V versus Li/Li⁺ leading to specific capacities in the range 120-160 mAh/g depending on the nickel content and the C rate. Due to a large number of lithium vacancies, the structural stability provides an excellent capacity retention of the specific capacity upon cycling.     

Electrochemical reaction of the SiMn/C composite for anode in lithium ion batteries

The SiMn-graphite composite powder was prepared by mechanical ball milling and its electrochemical performances were evaluated as the candidate anode materials for lithium ion batteries. It is found that the cyclic performance of the composite materials is improved significantly compared to SiMn alloy and pure silicon. The heat treatment of the electrodes is beneficial for enhancing the cyclic stabilities. The SiMn-20 wt.% graphite composite electrode after annealing at 200 °C has an initial reversible capacity of 463 mAh g⁻¹ and a charge-discharge efficiency of 70%. Moreover, the reversible capacity maintains 426 mAh g⁻¹ after 30 cycles with a coulomb efficiency of over 97%. The phase structure and morphology of the composite were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy. The lithiation/delithiation behavior was investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry. The composite materials appear to be promising candidates as negative electrodes for lithium rechargeable batteries.     

Preparation of rechargeable lithium batteries with poly(methyl methacrylate) based gel polymer electrolyte by <Emphasis Type="Italic">in situ</Emphasis>γ-ray irradiation-induced polymerization

An admixture of commercial liquid electrolyte (LB302, 1 M solution of LiPF₆ in 1:1 EC/DEC) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) was enclosed in CR2032 cells. The assembled cells were then -ray-irradiated using configurations of half cells and full cells. Through this in situ irradiation polymerization process, we obtained rechargeable lithium ion cells with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) based gel polymer electrolytes (GPE). Galvanostatic cycling, AC impedance spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry were employed to investigate the electrochemical properties of the cells and the gel polymer electrolyte. This PMMA-based gel polymer electrolyte was found to exhibit a high ionic conductivity (at least 10^–3 S cm^–1) at room temperature. Due to a significant increase in the charge transfer resistance between the GPE and the cathode, the cell impedance of a PMMA-based lithium ion cell is greater than that of a liquid-electrolyte-based cell. The discharge capacity of a LiNi_0.8Co_0.2O₂/GPE/graphite is approximately 145 mAh g^–1 for the first cycle and decreases to123 mAh g^–1 after 20 cycles. In addition, a large initial cell impedance (LICI) was observed in the irradiated positive half cell. In this paper, we propose a possible mechanism related to the detachment of the PMMA layer from the lithium electrode. This detachment of the PMMA layer from the lithium electrode has not been explicitly discussed previously.     

Synthesis of highly crystalline spinel LiMn2O4 by a soft chemical route and its electrochemical performance

Highly crystalline spinel LiMn₂O₄ was successfully synthesized by annealing lithiated MnO₂ at a relative low temperature of 600 °C, in which the lithiated MnO₂ was prepared by chemical lithiation of the electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD) and LiI. The LiI/MnO₂ ratio and the annealing temperature were optimized to obtain the pure phase LiMn₂O₄. With the LiI/MnO₂ molar ratio of 0.75, and annealing temperature of 600 °C, the resulting compounds showed a high initial discharge capacity of 127 mAh g⁻¹ at a current rate of 40 mAh g⁻¹. Moreover, it exhibited excellent cycling and high rate capability, maintaining 90% of its initial capacity after 100 charge-discharge cycles, at a discharge rate of 5 C, it kept more than 85% of the reversible capacity compared with that of 0.1 C.     

Charge/discharge characteristics of sulfur composite cathode materials in rechargeable lithium batteries

The charge and discharge characteristics of lithium batteries with sulfur composite cathodes have been investigated. The sulfur composites showed novel electrochemical characteristics. The analysis of the differential capacity indicated that the discharge process showed two voltage plateaus of 2.10 V and 1.88 V, and the charge process also presented two voltage plateaus of 2.22 V and 2.36 V. The overcharge test showed that the composite cannot be charged over 4.0 V, the voltage always stopped at about 3.9 V during charging, indicating that the composite presented the intrinsic safety for the overcharge of lithium batteries. The overcharge can cause serious safety problem for the conventional Li-ion batteries. The overcharge test also showed that the batteries with sulfur composite were destroyed when the upper cut-off voltage was over 3.6 V. However, the composite presented good reversible capacity after it was deep discharged even to 0 V. It showed stable cycleability and high cycling capacity of 1000 mAh g⁻¹ when cycling between 0.1 V and 3.0 V, indicative of the different characteristic from the conventional oxide cathode materials. The prototype polymer battery with the composite cathode material presented the energy density of 246 Wh kg⁻¹ and 401 Wh L⁻¹.     

Synthesis of Li2Fe0.9Mn0.1SiO4/C composites using glucose as carbon source

Li2Fe0.9Mn0.1SiO4/C composites were synthesized by using glucose as carbon source. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical measurements. All Li2Fe0.9Mn0.1SiO4/C composites are of the similar crystal structure. With increasing the carbon content in the range of 5%-20% (mass fraction), the diffraction peaks in XRD patterns broaden and the particle sizes and the tap density of samples decrease. The Li2Fe0.9Mn0.1SiO4/C composites with carbon content of 14.12% show excellent the capacity retention remains 92.2% after 30 cycles.     

模糊控制技术在电池快速充电控制中的应用

针对常规的电池快速充电模式存在的问题,探讨了基于模糊控制技术的电池快速充电器的设计方法,给出了该方案应用的测试结果,实现了电池充电过程的优化控制,为有效延长电池的使用寿命提供了一种解决方案。