scholarly journals Comparison of amorphous, pseudohexagonal and orthorhombic Nb2O5 for high-rate lithium ion insertion

CrystEngComm ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 2532-2540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang Li ◽  
Qian Xu ◽  
Evan Uchaker ◽  
Xi Cao ◽  
Guozhong Cao

Amorphous, pseudohexagonal and orthorhombic Nb2O5 nanoparticles were synthesized by sol–gel process. The material characteristics and electrochemical performance of these polymorphs were compared.

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (47) ◽  
pp. 27257-27263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Young Cheong ◽  
Seokwon Lee ◽  
Jiyoung Lee ◽  
Haeseong Lim ◽  
Su-Ho Cho ◽  
...  

Novel NiFe2O4–CuFeO2 heterostructures were synthesized by sol–gel process and subsequent heat treatments, which exhibit excellent long-term high-rate cyclability.


Coatings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yichao Jin ◽  
Chaoliang Wang ◽  
Nana Yuan ◽  
Ke Ding ◽  
Yu Xu ◽  
...  

For the ever-increasing demand for highly safe lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), the common sol-gel process provides heat-resistance to separators with an inorganic coating, where the adhesion to the separator is the key to safety and stability. In this paper, we present a SiO2.01C0.23Hx-coated polyethylene (PE) separator through a roll-to-roll atmospheric plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (R2R-APECVD) of hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO)/Ar/O2. The adhesion strength of SiO2.01C0.23Hx-coated PE was tested by peel-off test and found to be higher than that of the commercial Al2O3-coated separator (0.28 N/mm vs. 0.06 N/mm). Furthermore, the SiO2.01C0.23Hx-coated PE separator showed better electrochemical performance in C-rate and long term cycle tests. FTIR, SEM, and XPS analysis indicate that the increased adhesion and electrochemical performance are attributed to the inner hybrid SiO2.01C0.23Hx coating with organic and inorganic components.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (91) ◽  
pp. 74774-74782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjun Zhu ◽  
Hui Yang ◽  
Wenkui Zhang ◽  
Hui Huang ◽  
Xinyong Tao ◽  
...  

A Li4Ti5O12/TiO2/carbon (Li4Ti5O12/TiO2/C) nanocrystalline composite has been successfully synthesized by a facile sol–gel method and subsequent calcination treatment.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (61) ◽  
pp. 49248-49256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Min Chang ◽  
Yi-Chih Chen ◽  
Wei-Lun Ma ◽  
Yui Whei Chen-Yang

The electrochemical performance results show that the highest capacities, 208 (0.2 C), 198 (0.5 C), 189 (1 C), 179 (2 C), 157 mA h g−1 (5 C), are obtained from the LTOV06 electrode, which are higher than those of the LTO electrodes reported.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (70) ◽  
pp. 57127-57132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peixun Xiong ◽  
Lingxing Zeng ◽  
Huan Li ◽  
Cheng Zheng ◽  
Mingdeng Wei

Li3V2(PO4)3/carbon nanocomposite with high electrochemical performance has been successfully synthesized by combining sol–gel method and nanocasting route.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (43) ◽  
pp. 37160-37166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Yang ◽  
Jenq-Gong Duh

The graph shows the structure of anatase nanoplates that is assembled using terephthalic acid. After the acid is burned out and transforms into CO2, the nanoplates exhibit uniform nanopores, which is suitable for Li-ion/Na-ion insertion.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1672
Author(s):  
Shih-Chieh Hsu ◽  
Tzu-Ten Huang ◽  
Yen-Ju Wu ◽  
Cheng-Zhang Lu ◽  
Huei Chu Weng ◽  
...  

Carbon-coated Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) has been prepared using polyimide (PI) as a carbon source via the thermal imidization of polyamic acid (PAA) followed by a carbonization process. In this study, the PI with different structures based on pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA), 4,4′-oxydianiline (ODA), and p-phenylenediamine (p-PDA) moieties have been synthesized. The effect of the PI structure on the electrochemical performance of the carbon-coated LTO has been investigated. The results indicate that the molecular arrangement of PI can be improved when the rigid p-PDA units are introduced into the PI backbone. The carbons derived from the p-PDA-based PI show a more regular graphite structure with fewer defects and higher conductivity. As a result, the carbon-coated LTO exhibits a better rate performance with a discharge capacity of 137.5 mAh/g at 20 C, which is almost 1.5 times larger than that of bare LTO (94.4 mAh/g).


Author(s):  
G. S. Zakharova ◽  
E. Thauer ◽  
A. N. Enyashin ◽  
L. F. Deeg ◽  
Q. Zhu ◽  
...  

AbstractThe potential battery electrode material V2O3/C has been prepared using a sol–gel thermolysis technique, employing vanadyl hydroxide as precursor and different organic acids as both chelating agents and carbon sources. Composition and morphology of resultant materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopies, physical sorption, and elemental analysis. Stability and electronic properties of model composites with chemically and physically integrated carbon were studied by means of quantum-chemical calculations. All fabricated composites are hierarchically structured and consist of carbon-covered microparticles assembled of polyhedral V2O3 nanograins with intrusions of amorphous carbon at the grain boundaries. Such V2O3/C phase separation is thermodynamically favored while formation of vanadium (oxy)carbides or heavily doped V2O3 is highly unlikely. When used as anode for lithium-ion batteries, the nanocomposite V2O3/C fabricated with citric acid exhibits superior electrochemical performance with an excellent cycle stability and a specific charge capacity of 335 mAh g−1 in cycle 95 at 100 mA g−1. We also find that the used carbon source has only minor effects on the materials’ electrochemical performance.


2016 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Teranishi ◽  
Yuki Ishii ◽  
Hidetaka Hayashi ◽  
Akira Kishimoto

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