Improved graphite anode for lithium-ion batteries. Chemically bonded solid electrolyte interface and nanochannel formation
- Tel Aviv Univ. (Israel). School of Chemistry
The effects of mild oxidation (burning) of 2 synthetic graphites on the reversible (Q{sub R}) and irreversible (Q{sub IR}) capacities, anode-degradation rate (on cycling) in three different electrolytes and graphite-surface topology have been studied. STM images of both modified graphites show nanochannels having an opening of a few nanometers and up to tens of nanometers. It is believed that these nanochannels are formed at the zigzag and armchair faces between two adjacent crystallites and in the vicinity of defects and impurities. Mild burn-off was found to improve performance in Li/Li{sub x}C cells: Q{sub R} is increased by 10--30%, Q{sub IR} is generally decreased (for less than 6% burn-off) and Li{sub x}C{sub 6} anode degradation rate is much lower. Performance improvement is attributed to the formation of a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) chemically bonded to the surface carboxylic groups at the zigzag and armchair faces, and to accommodation of extra lithium at the zigzag, armchair, and other edge sites and nanovoids.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 201379
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 143, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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