Sea urchin-like Li4Ti5O12 nanostructure as a Li-Ion battery anode with high energy density and improved ionic transport
- Authors
- Kim, Min-Cheol; Moon, Sang-Hyun; Han, Sang-Beom; Kwak, Da-Hee; Lee, Ji-Eun; Kim, Eun-Soo; Choi, Sojeong; Shin, Yeon-Kyung; Park, Kyung-Won
- Issue Date
- Oct-2018
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
- Keywords
- Lithium titanium oxide; Nanostructure; High-rate performance; Li ion diffusivity
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, v.767, pp.73 - 80
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
- Volume
- 767
- Start Page
- 73
- End Page
- 80
- URI
- http://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/31165
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.07.075
- ISSN
- 0925-8388
- Abstract
- Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) with a spinel structure is attractive as a promising anode for lithium-ion batteries due to a high charge/discharge voltage versus Li/Li+ and almost no volumetric expansion with improved cycle performance. In this study, a sea urchin-like nanostructured LTO (F-LTO) was prepared in the presence of F-127 as a surfactant. The morphology and structure of the samples were confirmed using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) method. To investigate the electrochemical properties of the samples, charging/discharging analysis was performed for 1000 cycles at a high current density. F-LTO showed an improved capacity retention rate and a high average capacity compared to the LTO sample prepared in the absence of F-127. It was found that, when using the high-rate performance analysis at different charging/discharging current densities, the intercalation of Li+ ion to an electrode might be a crucial factor to reduce capacity and energy density. Due to its porous nanostructure with high specific area, F-LTO showed low polarization and improved kinetic properties, resulting in enhanced LIB performance including high energy density and cycling properties. (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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