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Charge/discharge characteristics of carbon fiber with graphite structure in organic electrolytes containing lithium trifluoromethanesulfate and lithium hexafluorophosphate

Journal Article · · Journal of the Electrochemical Society; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2054880· OSTI ID:7109899
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  1. Yamaguchi Univ., Ube (Japan). Dept. of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Carbon and its related materials have been studied extensively as negative electrode materials for rechargeable lithium batteries since they can reversibly intercalate lithium ion. The electrolytic conductivities of lithium trifluoromethanesulfate (LiCF[sub 3]SO[sub 3]) and lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF[sub 6]) have been investigated as a function of the solvent composition. The organic solvent tested was ethylene carbonate (EC) or propylene carbonate mixed with 1,2-dimethoxyethane, diethyl carbonate, or dimethyl carbonate (DMC). For each solvent system, the electrolytes containing LiCF[sub 3]SO[sub 3] showed nearly half the values of the conductivity of the corresponding systems with LiPF[sub 6]. High discharge capacities (ca. 200 mAh/g) for charge-discharge cycling of the carbon fiber electrode with a graphite structure were obtained in LiCF[sub 3]SO[sub 3]/EC-based electrolytes. Especially, the highest coulombic efficiency (98%) was obtained in the LiCF[sub 3]SO[sub 3]/EC-DMC system. The EC-based electrolyte systems containing LiCF[sub 3]SO[sub 3] were found to be more compatible with the carbon fiber electrode than the systems containing LiPF[sub 6].

OSTI ID:
7109899
Journal Information:
Journal of the Electrochemical Society; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society; (United States) Vol. 141:5; ISSN JESOAN; ISSN 0013-4651
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English