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Thin film rechargeable electrodes based on conductive blends of nanostructured olivine LiFePO4 and sucrose derived nanocarbons for lithium ion batteries

Publication Type : Journal Article

Thematic Areas : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine

Publisher : Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Source : Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 13, Number 8, p.5607-5612 (2013)

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Keywords : AC-impedance, Carbon, Cathodes, Cyclic voltammetry, Deposition, Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Electrophoretic deposition methods, LiFePO, Lithium alloys, Lithium batteries, Lithium compounds, Lithium-ion battery, Redox reactions, Silicate minerals, Sols, Sugar (sucrose), X ray photons

Campus : Kochi

School : Center for Industrial Research and Innovation, Center for Nanosciences

Center : Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine Move, Nanosciences

Department : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine

Year : 2013

Abstract : The present study provides the first reports of a novel approach of electrophoretic co-deposition technique by which titanium foils are coated with LiFePO4-carbon nanocomposites synthesized by sol gel route and processed into high-surface area cathodes for lithium ion batteries. The study elucidates how sucrose additions as carbon source can affect the surface morphology and the redox reaction behaviors underlying these cathodes and thereby enhance the battery performance. The phase and morphological analysis were done using XRD and XPS where the LiFePO4 formed was confirmed to be a high purity orthorhombic system. From the analysis of the relevant electrochemical parameters using cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, a 20% increment and 90% decrement in capacity and impedance values were observed respectively. The composite electrodes also exhibited a specific capacity of 130 mA h/g. It has been shown that cathodes based on such composite systems can allow significant room for improvement in the cycling performance at the electrode/electrolyte interface. Copyright © 2013 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved.

Cite this Research Publication : P. Praveen, Jyothsna, U., Prem, N., Ravi, S., Balakrishnan, A., Subramanian, K. R. V., A. S. Nair, Nair V. S., and Sivakumar, N., “Thin film rechargeable electrodes based on conductive blends of nanostructured olivine LiFePO4 and sucrose derived nanocarbons for lithium ion batteries”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, vol. 13, pp. 5607-5612, 2013.

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