• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2001년도 The 6th International Symposium of East Asian Resources Recycling Technology
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• pp.240-244
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• 2001

Recycling process involving mechanical, thermal, hydrometallurgical, and sol-gel step has been applied to recover cobalt and lithium from spent lithium ion batteries and to synthesize LiCoO$_2$from leach liquor as cathodic active materials. Electrode materials containing lithium and cobalt could be concentrated with 2-step thermal and mechanical treatment. Leaching behaviors of the lithium and cobalt in nitric acid media was investigated in terms of reaction variables. Hydrogen peroxide in 1 M HNO$_3$solution turned out to be an effective reducing agent by enhancing the leaching efficiency. O f many possible processes to produce LiCoO$_2$, the amorphous citrate precursor process (ACP) has been applied to synthesize powders with a large specific surface area and an exact stoichiometry. After leaching used LiCoO$_2$with nitric acid, the molar ratio of Li/Co in the leach liquor was adjusted at 1.1 by adding a fresh LiNO$_3$solution. Then, 1 M citric acid solution at a 100% stoichiometry was also added to prepare a gelatinous precursor. When the precursor was calcined at 95$0^{\circ}C$ for 24 hr, purely crystalline LiCoO$_2$was successfully obtained. The particle size and specific surface area of the resulting crystalline powders were 20 пm and 30 $\textrm{cm}^2$/g, respectively The LiCoO$_2$powder was proved to have good characteristics as cathode active materials in charge/discharge capacity and cyclic performance.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2019

Layered $LiNi_{0.83}Co_{0.11}Mn_{0.06}O_2$ cathode materials single- and dual-doped by the rare-earth elements Ce and Nd are successfully fabricated by using a coprecipitation-assisted solid-phase method. For comparison purposes, non-doping pristine $LiNi_{0.83}Co_{0.11}Mn_{0.06}O_2$ cathode material is also prepared using the same method. The crystal structure, morphology, and electrochemical performances are characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) mapping, and electrochemical techniques. The XRD data demonstrates that all prepared samples maintain a typical ${\alpha}-NaFeO_2$-layered structure with the R-3m space group, and that the doped samples with Ce and/or Nd have lower cation mixing than that of pristine samples without doping. The results of SEM and EDS show that doped elements are uniformly distributed in all samples. The electrochemical performances of all doped samples are better than those of pristine samples without doping. In addition, the Ce/Nd dual-doped cathode material shows the best cycling performance and the least capacity loss. At a 10 C-rate, the electrodes of Ce/Nd dual-doped cathode material exhibit good capacity retention of 72.7, 58.5, and 45.2% after 100, 200, and 300 cycles, respectively, compared to those of pristine samples without doping (24.4, 11.1, and 8.0%).

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2015

폐리튬이차전지 양극재 재활용기술에 있어 침출과정을 통해 회수된 유가금속을 다시 원하는 조성의 전구체로 재합성하는 공침공정은 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 고용량 특성의 Ni-rich 조성인 $LiNi_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}O_2$ (NCM 622) 양극재의 전구체 재합성 시 암모니아가 불순물로서 미치는 영향을 확인하는 공침실험을 수행하였다. SEM 및 EDS 분석결과 양극재 전구체 최적 합성조건(금속염 용액 농도 2 M 기준 암모니아수 농도 1 M)에서 암모니아 농도가 증가할수록 원하는 조성의 전구체가 제조되지 않음을 확인하였다. Ni의 설계함량인 60 mol%를 기준하여 암모니아수 농도 1 M ~ 4 M 조건에서 각각 100%, 98%, 95%, 87%에 해당하는 공침효율을 보여주었다. 또한 제조된 전구체 입자들의 구형화도, 균일도 및 크기분포특성 등의 형상학적 특징을 확인하였다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2013

$Na_2CO_3$와 [M($SO_4$)(M = Ni, Co, Mn)]을 사용함으로써, Carbonate 공침 합성법에 의해 $[Ni_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}]CO_3$ 전구체를 합성하였다. 합성된 전구체는 공기분위기에서 $Li_2CO_3$와 혼합하여 각각, 750, 850 그리고 $950^{\circ}C$에서 소성되었고, 이로 인한 $Li[Ni_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}]O_2$ 양극활 물질의 소성온도가 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. $Li[Ni_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}]O_2$의 구조와 특성은 X-선 회절 분석(XRD), 시차주사현미경(SEM) 그리고 전기화학적 측정으로 분석되었는데, X-선 회절 결과 $Li[Ni_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}]O_2$는 소성온도가 증가함에 따라서 $I_{(003)}/I_{(104)}$는 증가하고 R-factor 는 감소하였으며, 시차주사현미경 결과에서는 1차 입자의 크기가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 특히, $950^{\circ}C$에서 24시간 동안 소성된 $Li[Ni_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}]O_2$는 가역 용량이 $165.3mAhg^{-1}$[cut-off voltage 2.5~4.3 V, 0.1 C($17mAhg^{-1}$)] 그리고 50번째 충 방전 사이클 [cut-off voltage 2.5~4.3 V, 1 C($170mAhg^{-1}$)]까지 95.4%의 우수한 용량 보존율을 가지면서 가장 우수한 전기화학적 특성을 보여주었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.447-451
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• 2007

We investigated the dependence of the various annealing conditions and thickness ($6\sim45nm$) of the Ti-doped $Al_2O_3$ coating on the electrochemical properties and the capacity fading of Ti-doped $Al_2O_3$ coated $LiCoO_2$ films. The Ti-doped-$Al_2O_3$-coating layer and the cathode films were deposited on $Al_2O_3$ plate substrates by RF-magnetron sputter. Microstructural and electrochemical properties of Ti-doped-$Al_2O_3$-coated $LiCoO_2$ films were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and a dc four-point probe method, respectively. The cycling performance of Ti-doped $Al_2O_3$ coated $LiCoO_2$ film was improved at higher cut-off voltage. But it has different electrochemical properties with various annealing conditions. They were related on the microstructure, surface morphology and the interface condition. Suppression of Li-ion migration is dominant at the coating thickness >24.nm during charge/discharge processes. It is due to the electrochemically passive nature of the Ti-doped $Al_2O_3$ films. The sample be made up of Ti-doped $Al_2O_3$ coated on annealed $LiCoO_2$ film with additional annealing at $400^{\circ}C$ had good adhesion between coating layer and cathode films. This sample showed the best capacity retention of $\sim92%$ with a charge cut off of 4.5 V after 50 cycles. The Ti-doped $Al_2O_3$ film was an amorphous phase and it has a higher electrical conductivity than that of the $Al_2O_3$ film. Therefore, the Ti-doped $Al_2O_3$ coated improved the cycle performance and the capacity retention at high voltage (4.5 V) of $LiCoO_2$ films.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.120-132
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• 2021

기존 LiCoO₂의 고전압 사용의 제약에 따른 용량적 한계와 코발트 원료의 높은 가격을 해결하기 위하여 high-Nickel에 대한 개발이 활발히 진행되고 있지만 Ni 함량의 증가에 따른 구조적 안정성의 저하에 의한 전지 특성의 저하는 상용화를 지연시키는 중요한 원인이 되고 있다. 이에 Ni-rich 삼성분계 양극소재 LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂의 고안정성을 높이고자 전구체에 균일한 이종원소 Ti를 치환을 위해서 나노크기의 TiO₂ 서스펜젼 형태 소스를 사용하여 전구체 Ni_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2-x(OH)₂/xTiO₂를 제조하였다. Li₂CO₃와 혼합하고, 열처리 후 양극활물질 LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2-xTi_xO₂ 합성하여 Ti 함량에 따른 물리적 특성을 비교하였다. Field Emission Scanning electron Microscope(FE-SEM) 및 Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) mapping 분석을 통해 Ti 치환된 구형의 전구체와 입자 크기 측정을 통해 균일한 입자크기를 가지는 양극 활물질 제조를 확인하였고, 내부치밀도와 강도가 증가함을 확인 하고, X-ray Diffractometry (XRD) 구조 분석과 Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) 정량분석을 통해 Ti 치환된 양극활물질 제조 및 고온, 고전압에서 충·방전을 지속하더라도 효과적으로 용량이 유지됨을 확인하였다.