• 전기화학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2011

We demonstrate a new surface modification of high-voltage lithium cobalt oxide ($LiCoO_2$) cathode active materials for lithium-ion batteries. This approach is based on exploitation of a polarity-tuned gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) coating. Herein, two contrast polymers having different polarity are chosen: polyimide (PI) synthesized from thermally curing 4-component (pyromellitic dianhydride/biphenyl dianhydride/phenylenediamine/oxydianiline) polyamic acid (as a polar GPE) and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) containing 12 wt% vinyl acetate repeating unit (as a less polar GPE). The strong affinity of polyamic acid for $LiCoO_2$ allows the resulting PI coating layer to present a highly-continuous surface film of nanometer thickness. On the other hand, the less polar EVA coating layer is poorly deposited onto the $LiCoO_2$, resulting in a locally agglomerated morphology with relatively high thickness. Based on the characterization of GPE coating layers, their structural difference on the electrochemical performance and thermal stability of high-voltage (herein, 4.4 V) $LiCoO_2$ is thoroughly investigated. In comparison to the EVA coating layer, the PI coating layer is effective in preventing the direct exposure of $LiCoO_2$ to liquid electrolyte, which thus plays a viable role in improving the high-voltage cell performance and mitigating the interfacial exothermic reaction between the charged $LiCoO_2$ and liquid electrolytes.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.2226-2230
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• 2007

As a cathode material of lithium rechargeable batteries, charged Li[Co0.1Ni0.15Li0.2Mn0.55]O2 electrodes, which were aged thermally at 25 oC and 90 oC respectively, were characterized by means of charge/discharger, impedance spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The discharge capacity diminution of the electrodes aged at 25 oC and 90 oC for 1 week was 4% and 23%, respectively. The cell aged at 25 oC was recovered on cycling. However, the capacity loss after ageing at 90 oC was not recovered in a subsequent cycling test, which demonstrates that the reaction occurring during ageing at 90 oC is irreversible. A significant impedance increase of aged electrode at 90 oC is associated with irreversible capacity loss. The structural changes including phase transformation were not detected by XRD analysis, because it could be due to out of detection limit. After ageing, impedance was slightly decreased during subsequent cycling test. It could be explained the cyclic performance of aged sample is stable. The thermal stability was not deteriorated by ageing even at the high temperature of 90 oC.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.41-45
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• 2007

Phospho-olivine $LiFePO_4$ cathode materials were prepared by hydrothermal reaction. Carbon black was added to enhance the electrical conductivity of $LiFePO_4$. The structural and morphological performance of $LiFePO_4$ and $LiFePO_4$-C powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). $LiFePO_4$/Li and $LiFePO_4$-C/Li cells were characterized electrochemically by cyclic voltammogram (CV), charge/discharge experiments and ac impedance spectroscopy. The results showed that the discharge capacity of $LiFePO_4$/Li cell was 147 mAh/g at the first cycle and 118 mAh/g after 30 cycles, respectively. The discharge capacity of $LiFePO_4$-C/Li cell with 5 wt% carbon black was the largest among $LiFePO_4$-C/Li cells, 133 mAh/g at the first cycle and 128 mAh/g after 30 cycles, respectively. It was demonstrated that cycling performance of $LiFePO_4$-C/Li cell with 5 wt% carbon black was better than that of $LiFePO_4$/Li cell.

• 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.

• 에너지공학
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.194-199
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• 1993

인산형 연료전지에서 cathode 및 anode 전극의 반응 면적을 넓혀 전극성능을 향상시키고자 전극 촉매층에 가스 확산로를 도입하였다. 촉매층의 제작은 기체확산로로 이용하고자 제조된, 촉매가 담지되어 있지 않은 PTFE/carbon과 10w/o의 촉매가 담지된 Pt/carbon을 혼합 비율을 달리하면서 촉매 분말법으로 제작하였다. PTFE를 60w/o 담지한 PTFE(60 w/o)/carbon 분말과 Pt(10 w/o)/carbon분말을 7 : 3의 비율로 혼합하여 제조된 전극이 가장 우수한 성능을 보였다. 이들 조성을 변화시키면서 전극의 다공성과 전극성능을 비교 검토하여 본 결과 전극성능은 기체 확산로로 이용되는 macro pore와 전해질의 침투로 이용되는 micro pore 모두가 많이 형성됨에 따라 향상되었음을 알 수 있었다. 이때 전극에 담지된 백금 촉매의 양은 0.2mg/$\textrm{cm}^2$이었으며 PTFE함량은 42w/o이었다. 작동온도 15$0^{\circ}C$, 단자전압 0.7 V에서 전류밀도는 220 ㎃/$\textrm{cm}^2$이었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.359-366
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• 2012

아연금속-공기전지는 기존의 이차전지보다 높은 중량당 에너지 밀도, 낮은 제조단가를 가짐과 동시에 소재적으로 친환경적이다. 소형 및 중대형 전력 저장 시스템, 전기자동차, 스마트 휴대기기의 상용화에 있어 최우선시 되고 있는 것은 배터리의 충 방전 능이다. 따라서 환원 촉매의 높은 과전압, 산화 전극의 불안정성 및 비가역성, 액체 전해질 사용에 따른 여러 문제점을 해결하여야 한다. 본 총설에서는 공기극 막의 손상 방지 기술, 아연금속 전극의 구조 개선을 통한 충전효율 저하 방지 기술, 부반응 및 부동태화를 막기 위한 하이브리드 전해질 도입 등의 최근 기술적 이슈와 연구동향을 소개하고자 한다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.102-106
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• 2015

The performance of Li-B alloy as anode for molten salt electrolysis was firstly investigated. The crystalline phase of the prepared Li-B alloy was identified as $Li_7B_6$. The potential profile of Li-B alloy anode was monitored during the electrodeposition of $Nd^{3+}$ onto an LCC (liquid cadmium cathode) in molten LiCl-KCl salt at $500^{\circ}C$. The potential of Li-B alloy was increased from -2.0 V to -1.4 V vs. Ag/AgCl by increasing the applied current from 10 to $50mA{\cdot}cm^{-2}$. It was found that not only the anodic dissolution of Li to $Li^+$ but also the dissolution of the atomic lithium ($Li^0$) into the LiCl-KCl eutectic salt was observed, following the concomitant reduction of $Nd^{3+}$ by the $Li^0$ in Li-B alloy. It was expected that the direct reduction could be restrained by maintaining the anode potential higher that the deposition potential of neodymium.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.362-366
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• 2000

$Li_{0.44}MnO_2$양극재료는 리튬의 삽입과정에서 높은 가역성을 가지며 과충전이나 과방전 과정에서 쉽게 손상되지 않는다. $Mn_2O_3$가 불순물로 자주 나타나며 전기화학적으로 비활성이기 때문에 전극의 전기화학적 용량을 감소시킨다. 잉여의 NaOH 첨가는 $Mn_2O_3$를 X선 회절에 검출되지 않는 정도로 낮추었다. 용량 증가는 큰 단위세포를 가지는 양극재료에서 얻어질 수 있으므로, 망간의 일부를 이온반경이 큰 티타니움으로 치환하였으며, $Li_{0.44}T_{iy}Mn_{1-y}O_2$(여기서 y = 0.11, 0.22, 0.33, 0.44, 0.55) 조성의 분말들을 합성하여 특성을 평가하였다. ECPS 실험결과 $Li/P(EO)_8$LiTFSI/$LixTi_{0.22}Mn_{0.78}O_2$전지에서 150 mAh/g 최대가역용량 값이 얻어졌다. 티타니움이 치환된 망간산화물을 사용한 전지는 충방전당 0.12 %나 그 이하의 용량감소율을 나타내었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.2603-2607
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• 2009

$LiNi_{0.5-x}Co_{2x}Mn_{0.5-x}O_{2}$ (x = 0, 0.1, 1/6, 1.2, 0.3) were synthesized by the solid-state reaction method. The crystal structure was analyzed by X-ray powder diffraction and Rietveld refinement. $LiNi_{0.5-x}Co_{2x}Mn_{0.5-x}O_{2}$ samples give single phases of hexagonal layered structures with a space group of R-3m for x = 0.1, 1/6, 0.2, and 0.3. The lattice constants of a and c-axis were decreased with the increase in Co contents in samples. The thickness of MO2 slab was decreased and inter-slab distance was increased with the increase in Co contents in $LiNi_{0.5-x}Co_{2x}Mn_{0.5-x}O_{2}$. According to XPS analysis, the valence states of Mn, Co, and Ni in the sample are mainly +4, +3, and +3, respectively. The discharge capacity of 202 mAh/g at 0.1C-rate in the potential range of 4.7 - 3.0 V was obtained in $LiNi_{0.3}Co_{0.4}Mn_{0.3}O_2$ sample, and $LiNi_{0.4}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.4}O_2$ gives excellent cycle performance in the same potential range.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2006년도 추계학술대회 논문집 광주전남지부
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• pp.48-52
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• 2006

Phospho-olivine $LiFePO_4$ cathode materials were prepared by hydrothermal reaction. Carbon black was added to enhance the electrical conductivity' of $LiFePO_4$. The structural and morphological performance of $LiFePO_4$ and $LiFePO_4$-C powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). $LiFePO_4$/Li and $LiFePO_4-C$/Li cells were characterized electrochemically by cyclic voltammogram (CV), charge/discharge experiments and ac impedance spectroscopy. The results showed that the discharge capacity of $LiFePO_4$/Li cell was 147 mAh/g at the first cycle and 118 mAh/g after 30 cycles, respectively. The discharge capacity of $LiFePO_4-C$/Li cell with 5wt% carbon black was the largest among $LiFePO_4-C$/Li cells, 133 mAh/g at the first cycle and 128 mAh/g after 30 cycles, respectively. It was demonstrated that cycling performance of $LiFePO_4-C$/Li cell with 5wt% carbon black was better than that of $LiFePO_4$/Li cell.