Meso Carbon Micro Bead (MCMB) Based Graphitized Carbon for Negative Electrode in Lithium Ion Battery
Lithium ion battery performance of graphitized Meso Carbon Micro Beads (MCMB) as an anode material was investigated in full cell battery system containing LiCoO<sub>2</sub> cathode, PE separator and LiPF<sub>6</sub> electrolyte. The commercial MCMB, which was fabricated by Linyi<sup>TM</sup>, was sintered at 500⁰C for five hour to make graphitized MCMB. The microstructure of graphitized MCMB was characterized using XRD and SEM to show the crystalinity, crystal phase and morphology of the MCMB particle. The result indicated that the crystal phase of the sample was changed into graphitized carbon .The electrode was made using coating method. We used copper foil as the substrate for anode. The anode materials consist of graphitized MCMB (active material), Polyvinylidene fluoride/PVDF (binder) and acetylene black (additive material). Full cell battery was tested using charge-discharge and cyclic voltammetry (CV) methods. From the CV characterization, cyclic voltammograms of the cell show characteristic lithium intercalation through reduction-oxidation peak. Charge-discharge test showed the discharge and charge capacity of the cells. According charge discharge test, commercial MCMB was better that graphitized MCMB.