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Characterization of SEI layer for Surface Modified Cathode of Lithium Secondary Battery Depending on Electrolyte Additives (전해질 첨가제에 따른 graphite 음극의 SEI분석 및 전기 화학적 특성 고찰)

  • Lee, Sung Jin;Cha, Eun Hee;Lim, Soo A
    • Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.69-79
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    • 2016
  • Lithium ion battery with high energy density is expanding its application area to electric automobile and electricity storage field beyond existing portable electric devices. Such expansion of an application field is demanding higher characteristic and stable long life characteristic of an anode material, the natural graphite that became commercialized in lithium ion battery. This thesis produced cathode by using natural graphite anode material, analyzed creation of the cathode SEI film created due to initial reaction by using electrolyte additives, VC (vinylene carbonate), VEC (vinyl ethylene carbonate), and FEC (fluoroethylene carbonate), and considered correlation with the accompanying electrochemical transformation. This study compared and analyzed the SEI film variation of natural graphite cathode according to the electrolyte additive with SEI that is formed at the time of initial filling and cathode of $60^{\circ}C$ life characteristic. At the time of initial filling, the profile showed changes due to the SEI formation, and SEI was formed in No-Additive in approximately 0.9 V through EVS, but for VC, VEC, and FEC, the formation reaction was created above 1 V. In $60^{\circ}C$ lifespan characteristic evaluation, the initial efficiency was highest in No-Additive and showed high contents percentage, but when cycle was progressed, the capacity maintenance rate decreased more than VC and FEC as the capacity and efficiency at the time of filling decreased, and VEC showed lowest performance in efficiency and capacity maintenance rate. Changes of SEI could not be verified through SEM, but it was identified that as the cycle of SEI ingredients was progressed through FT-IR, ingredients of Alkyl carbonate ($RCO_2Li$) affiliation of the $2850-2900cm^{-1}$ was maintained more solidly and the resistance increased as cycle was progressed through EIS, and specially, it was identified that the resistance due to No-Additive and SEI of VEC became very significant. Continuous loss of additives was verified through GC-MS, and the loss of additives from partial decomposition and remodeling of SEI formed the non-uniform surface of SEI and is judged to be the increase of resistance.

Role of Sulfone Additive in Improving 4.6V High-Voltage Cycling Performance of Layered Oxide Battery Cathode (층상계 산화물 양극의 4.6V 고전압 특성 향상에서의 Sulfone 첨가제의 역할)

  • Kang, Joonsup;Nam, Kyung-Mo;Hwang, Eui-Hyeong;Kwon, Young-Gil;Song, Seung-Wan
    • Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2016
  • Capacity of layered lithium nickel-cobalt-manganese oxide ($LiNi_{1-x-y}Co_xMn_yO_2$) cathode material can increase by raising the charge cut-off voltage above 4.3 V vs. $Li/Li^+$, but it is limited due to anodic instability of conventional electrolyte. We have been screening and evaluating various sulfone-based compounds of dimethyl sulfone (DMS), diethyl sulfone (DES), ethyl methyl sulfone (EMS) as electrolyte additives for high-voltage applications. Here we report improved cycling performance of $LiNi_{0.5}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.3}O_2$ cathode by the use of dimethyl sulfone (DMS) additive under an aggressive charge condition of 4.6 V, compared to that in conventional electrolyte, and cathode-electrolyte interfacial reaction behavior. The cathode with DMS delivered discharge capacities of $198-173mAhg^{-1}$ over 50 cycles and capacity retention of 84%. Surface analysis results indicate that DMS induces to form a surface protective film at the cathode and inhibit metal-dissolution, which is correlated to improved high-voltage cycling performance.

Study on Synthesis of Fine Copper Powder by Electro-refining from Copper Containing Sludge (동(Cu) 함유 슬러지로부터 동 전해정련을 이용한 미세 동 분말 합성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jin-Yeon;Son, Seong Ho;Park, Sung Cheol;Jung, Yeon Jae;Kim, Yong Hwan;Lee, Man-seung
    • Resources Recycling
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.44-52
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    • 2018
  • In this study, copper was recovered from copper containing sludge by selectively controlling electro-refining process conditions in copper sulfate electrolyte solution. Electro-refining process was performed by LSV (Linear Sweep Voltammetry) result according to copper sulfate electrolyte solution concentration, applied current density, additive type and concentration. SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) and PSA (Particle Size Analyzer) were used to analyze the shape and size of copper powder. In the 0.1 ~ 0.4 M copper sulfate electrolyte solution without organic additives, the copper powder size decreased as the applied current density became closer to the limiting current density and the copper powder size tended to decrease in 0.2 ~ 0.3 M copper sulfate electrolyte solution. In addition, when the shape and size of the copper powder were analyzed by adding various types and concentrations of organic additives to the previous experimental, fine spherical copper powder having the smallest size (nm) was obtained under the condition of cellulose type additive 2,000 ppm.

Inhibition of Hydrogen Formation with Calcium Hydroxide on Zinc Electrode of Film-type Manganese Battery

  • Yun, Je-Jung;Kim, Nam-In;Hong, Chang Kook;Park, Kyung Hee
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.135-138
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    • 2015
  • A manganese dioxide (MnO2) layer and zinc (Zn) layer are used as the cathode and the anode to develop filmtype manganese battery, in which a stack of a MnO2 layer, gel electrolyte, and Zn layer are sandwiched between two plastic layers. This paper describes the chemical equation of swelling control upon the film-type manganese battery. We examined the reduction of hydrogen formation, by using calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2 as an additive in the electrolyte of film-type manganese battery. The phenomena or an effect of reduced hydrogen gas was proven by cyclic voltammogram, X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), and volume of hydrogen formation. The amount of H2 gas generation in the presence of Ca2+ ion was reduced from 4.81 to 4.15 cc/g-zinc (14%), and the corrosion of zinc electrode in the electrolyte was strongly inhibited as time passed.

Electrochemical Performance of LiMn2O4 Cathodes in Zn-Containing Aqueous Electrolytes

  • Kamenskii, Mikhail A.;Eliseeva, Svetlana N.;Volkov, Alexey I.;Kondratiev, Veniamin V.
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.177-185
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    • 2022
  • Electrochemical properties of LiMn2O4 cathode were investigated in three types of Zn-containing electrolytes: lithium-zinc sulfate electrolyte (1M ZnSO4 / 2M Li2SO4), zinc sulfate electrolyte (2MZnSO4) and lithium-zinc-manganese sulfate electrolyte (1MZnSO4 / 2MLi2SO4 / 0.1MMnSO4). Cyclic voltammetry measurements demonstrated that LiMn2O4 is electrochemically inactive in pure ZnSO4 electrolyte after initial oxidation. The effect of manganese (II) additive in the zinc-manganese sulfate electrolyte on the electrochemical performance was analyzed. The initial capacity of LiMn2O4 is higher in presence of MnSO4 (140 mAh g-1 in 1 M ZnSO4 / 2 M Li2SO4 / 0.1 M MnSO4 and 120 mAh g-1 in 1 M ZnSO4 / 2MLi2SO4). The capacity increase can be explained by the electrodeposition of MnOx layer on the electrode surface. Structural characterization of postmortem electrodes with use of XRD and EDX analysis confirmed that partially formed in pure ZnSO4 electrolyte Zn-containing phase leads to fast capacity fading which is probably related to blocked electroactive sites.

The Effects of a Type and Concentration of Coal and Additive on the Rheological Characteristics of CWM (석탄의 종류, 농도 및 첨가제가 석탄-물 혼합연료의 유동특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Soo-Ho;Hwang, Kap-Sung;Hong, Song-Sun
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.640-644
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    • 1997
  • We investigated that how both the type and the concentration of coal and the surfactant and the electrolyte added to increase the fluidity of CWM influence rheological characteristics. According to the type of coal, the viscosity of CWM was increased with increasing O/C ratio. Also, the CWM was represented the property of non-Newtonian fluid, having yield stress which was linerarly increased with increasing coal concentration. According to the surfactant used as an additive, the rheological characteristics of CWM was represented the pseudoplastic property as n<1 without relating to the concentration of added surfactants. Also, according to the increase of the amount of electrolyte, n was nearly approached 1. Therfore, we found that CWM opproched Newtonian fluid and that when more than 0.05wt.% of electrolyte were added, yield stress was not shown up.

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The Effect of Fillers on Rubber Characteristics for Gasket to Lithium Ion Battery (리튬이온 전지용 가스켓 고무의 특성에 미치는 충전제의 영향)

  • Seo, Kwan-Ho;Cho, Kwang-Soo;Yun, In-Sub;Choi, Woo-Hyuk;Hur, Byung-Ki;Kang, Dong-Gug
    • Polymer(Korea)
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.430-433
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    • 2010
  • The gasket materials of for the lithium ion battery requires chemical resistance to electrolyte, electrical insulating, compression set, anti-contamination and low temperature property. To check the special characteristics of fillers which are applied to rubber for gasket, compound of EPDM, NBR and FKM (fluoro elastomer) were made by adjusting weights of carbon black and silica additive. Using these compounds, we had done tests of long-term stability against electrolyte, compression set and low-temperature property with considering operating condition of the lithium ion battery. From this test, we investigated the physical and chemical characteristics of rubber with using of carbon black and silica additive in each.

Effect of Additives on the Physical Properties and Surface Morphology of Copper Foil (첨가제에 의한 구리 박막의 표면형상과 물성변화)

  • Woo, Tae-Gyu;Park, Il-Song;Park, Eun-Kwang;Jung, Kwang-Hee;Lee, Hyun-Woo;Seol, Kyeong-Won
    • Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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    • v.47 no.9
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    • pp.586-590
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    • 2009
  • The effects of additives on the surface morphology and physical properties of copper electrodeposited on polyimide(PI) film were investigated here. Two kinds of additives, an activator(additive A) and a leveler(additive B),were used in this study. Electrochemical experiments, in conjunction with scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD) and a four-point probe, were performed to characterize the morphology and mechanical characteristics of copper electrodeposited in the presence of the additives. The surface roughness, crystal growth orientation and resistivity could be controlled using various quantities of additive B. High resistivity and lower peel strength were observed on the surface of the copper layer electroplated onto the electrolyte with no additive B. However, a uniform surface, lower resistivity and high flexibility were obtained with a combination of 20 ppm of additive A and 100 ppm of additive B.

Mitigating Metal-dissolution in a High-voltage 15 wt% Si-Graphite‖Li-rich Layered Oxide Full-Cell Utilizing Fluorinated Dual-Additives

  • Kim, Jaeram;Kwak, Sehyun;Pham, Hieu Quang;Jo, Hyuntak;Jeon, Do-Man;Yang, A-Reum;Song, Seung-Wan
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.269-278
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    • 2022
  • Utilization of high-voltage electrolyte additive(s) at a small fraction is a cost-effective strategy for a good solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation and performance improvement of a lithium-rich layered oxide-based high-energy lithium-ion cell by avoiding the occurrence of metal-dissolution that is one of the failure modes. To mitigate metal-dissolution, we explored fluorinated dual-additives of fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) and di(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)carbonate (DFDEC) for building-up of a good SEI in a 4.7 V full-cell that consists of high-capacity silicon-graphite composite (15 wt% Si/C/CF/C-graphite) anode and Li1.13Mn0.463Ni0.203Co0.203O2 (LMNC) cathode. The full-cell including optimum fractions of dual-additives shows increased capacity to 228 mAhg-1 at 0.2C and improved performance from the one in the base electrolyte. Surface analysis results find that the SEI stabilization of LMNC cathode induced by dual-additives leads to a suppression of soluble Mn2+-O formation at cathode surface, mitigating metal-dissolution event and crack formation as well as structural degradation. The SEI and structure of Si/C/CF/C-graphite anode is also stabilized by the effects of dual-additives, contributing to performance improvement. The data give insight into a basic understanding of cathode-electrolyte and anode-electrolyte interfacial processes and cathode-anode interaction that are critical factors affecting full-cell performance.

Lithium Diffusivity of Tin-based Film Model Electrodes for Lithium-ion Batteries

  • Hong, Sukhyun;Jo, Hyuntak;Song, Seung-Wan
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.116-120
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    • 2015
  • Lithium diffusivity of fluorine-free and -doped tin-nickel (Sn-Ni) film model electrodes with improved interfacial (solid electrolyte interphase (SEI)) stability has been determined, utilizing variable rate cyclic voltammetry (CV). The method for interfacial stabilization comprises fluorine-doping on the electrode together with the use of electrolyte including fluorinated ethylene carbonate (FEC) solvent and trimethyl phosphite additive. It is found that lithium diffusivity of Sn is largely dependent on the fluorine-doping on the Sn-Ni electrode and interfacial stability. Lithium diffusivity of fluorine-doped electrode is one order higher than that of fluorine-free electrode, which is ascribed to the enhanced electrical conductivity and interfacial stabilization effect.