Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes

The open-circuit voltage Voc of such a lithium cell is given by the difference in the lithium chemical potential between the cathode (/tc) and the anode (ju-a) as 

The key requirements for a successful cathode material in a lithium-ion battery are 

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Nano-materials in lithium ion battery electrode design, presentation of a plasma-assisted method to create a carbon replica of an alumina template membrane... 

M. Jiang, B. Key, Y. S. Meng, C. P. Grey, Electrochemical and Structural Study of the Layered, Li-Excess Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Material Li[Lil/9Nil/3Mn5/9]02, Chem. Mater. 2009, 21, 2733-2745. 

Shortly following the widespread commercialization of lithium-ion hatteries as power sources in portable electronic devices, nanotechnology came to the forefront of research and development in materials science. Nanostmctured materials, which have dimensions on the order of 100 nm or less, have unique properties that are often significantly different from their hulk (or micronscale) counterparts. Because of these unique properties, the use of nanomaterials in lithium-ion battery electrodes offers the potential for improved performance in terms of charge-storage capacity, rate capability, and cycle life. The increasing capabilities for synthesis of electrode materials as nanoparticles, nanocrystallites, or nanocomposites has resulted in an explosion of research activity in this area and, in several cases, commercialization of batteries containing nanostructured electrodes. 

The Basic Elements in Lithium-ion Batteries Electrodes, Electrolytes and Collectors... 

Microstructurally Composed Nanoparticle Assemblies as Electroactive Materials for Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes... 

For mesocrystals, the oriented arrangement of nanoparticle subunits can eliminate the grain boundaries between adjacent particles thus offering much better charge and mass transport, and ultimately better rate capability. Provided this unique combination of nanoparticle properties and order combined with a microscopic or even macroscopic size, mesocrystals have strong potential as active materials for lithium-ion battery electrodes. These assemblies possess the structural and chemical stability of microsized electrodes while exploiting the beneficial properties associated with nanosized electrodes and their large reactive surface area. 

Ebner M, Chung D-W, Garcia RE, Wood V (2013) Tortuosity Arrisotropy in Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes. Adv Energy Mater 4(5). doi 10.1002/aetrm.201301278... 

Ebner M, Geldmacher F, Marone F, Stampanoni M, Wood V (2013) X-Ray tomography of porous, transition metal oxide based lithium ion battery electrodes. Adv Energy Mater 3 (7) 845-850. doi 10.1002/aenm.201200932... 

Eastwood DS, Yufit V, Gelb J et al (2014) Lithiation-induced dilation mapping in a lithium-ion battery electrode by 3D X-Ray microscopy and digital volume correlation. Adv Energy Mater 4 1300506... 

Table 4.4 An overview of the specific capacitance and cyclic stabilities of a range of graphene based materials and various other comparable materials for the application of graphene as a Lithium-ion battery electrode... 

Reale P, Femicola A, Scrosati B (2009) Compatibility of the Py24TFSI-LiTFSI ionic liquid solution with Li(Ti50i2 and LiFeP04 lithium ion battery electrodes. J Power Some 194 182-189... 

Wang Y, Zaghib K, Guerfi A, Bazito FC, Torresi RM, Dahn JR (2007) Accelerating rate calorimetry studies of the reactions between ionic liquids and charged lithium ion battery electrode materials. Electrochim Acta 52 6346-6352... 

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