Synthesis of MgCo2O4-coated Li4Ti5O12 composite anodes using co-precipitation method for lithium-ion batteries

Gu, Siyong; Hsieh, Chien-Te; Huq, Mohammad Mahmudul; Hsu, Jo-Pei; Li, Jianlin

doi:10.1007/s10008-019-04416-0

Title: Synthesis of MgCo₂O₄-coated Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ composite anodes using co-precipitation method for lithium-ion batteries

Journal Article · Thu Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-019-04416-0· OSTI ID:1761758

Gu, Siyong ^[1];

^[2]; Huq, Mohammad Mahmudul ^[3]; Hsu, Jo-Pei ^[2];

^[4]

Xiamen Univ. of Technology (China)
Yuan Ze Univ., Taoyuan (Taiwan)
Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (Canada)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

In the present work, we report synthesis of MgCo₂O₄ (MCO)/Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ (LTO) composites for Li-ion battery anodes by a co-precipitation method. The objective here is to replace expensive Co with Mg and also to exploit advantages of both MCO and LTO. Three samples of MCO/LTO particles with different MCO proportion have various average particle sizes of 38.1, 56.9, and 58.5 nm, confirmed by scanning electron microscopy. Electrochemical studies show that a MCO/LTO anode offers a discharge capacity of ca. 300 mAh g^-1, which is two times higher than that achieved by pristine LTO. The MCO/LTO anode also retains 75% of its initial capacity, even if the discharge rate is increased to 5 C. Cyclic stability test reveals that the composite anode still maintains nearly 85.5% of its initial capacity after 150 cycles. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy indicates that the equivalent series resistance of MCO/LTO electrodes is significantly lower than that of LTO, i.e., from 35.5 to 9.9 Ω. The enhanced performance of the composite electrodes can be attributed to its improved conductivity as well as to the surface modification of LTO particles by MCO nanoparticle deposition which leads to increased number of active sites on the former.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1761758

Journal Information:: Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, Vol. 23, Issue 11; ISSN 1432-8488

Publisher:: Springer NatureCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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