Lithium cell reaction

C19-0028. In one form of lithium battery, the spontaneous cell reaction is 4 Li -b FeS2 Fe -b 2 Li2 S Suppose that a lithium battery contains 250. mg each of Li and FeS2. ... 

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Lithium—sulfur dioxide cells also use a liquid cathode construction. The SO2 is dissolved in an organic solvent such as PC or acetonitrile. Alternatively, SO2 is pressurized at several bars to use it in the liquid state. The cell reaction is similar to that depicted in Figure 18, with electronically insulating... 

In the lithium-ion secondary battery, which was put on the market in 1990, the difficulty of the Li+/Li electrode was avoided by use of a carbon negative electrode Cy), which works as a host for Li+ ions by intercalation. The active material for the positive electrode is typically LiCo02, which is layer-structured and also works as a host for Li+ ions. The electrolyte solutions are nearly the same as those used in the primary lithium batteries. A schematic diagram of a lithium-ion battery is shown in Fig. 12.2. The cell reaction is as follows ... 

When S02 dissolved in AN is brought into contact with lithium, a layer of lithium dithionite is formed, following the same reaction scheme as the normal cell reaction ... 

The lithium-copper oxyphosphate cell has similar features to the lithium-copper oxide cell, but has a somewhat higher voltage. The cell reaction is written as... 

The commercially most important voltage compatible lithium primary cell uses iron disulphide, FeS2, as cathode. The overall cell reaction may be written as... 

The cell reaction thus leads to the formation of relatively insoluble lithium chloride at the cathode, which under some circumstances may block the porous carbon current collector, leading to an increased internal resistance. Another product is S02, which may lead to an increasing internal pressure as the discharge continues. However, in practice most of the S02 remains dissolved and the pressure build-up is small. Further electrochemical reduction of S02 to form lithium dithionite may also occur. A number of other possible reactions have been suggested, and as... 

These materials are known as insertion or intercalation hosts. The overall electrochemical process of a lithium battery is illustrated schematically in Fig. 7.2. During discharge it involves the dissolution of lithium ions at the anode, their migration across the electrolyte and their insertion within the crystal structure of the host compound, while the compensating electrons travel in the external circuit to be injected into the electronic band structure of the same host. The charging process is the reverse and the cell reaction may be written as ... 

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