Density functional theory study of lignin, carboxymethylcellulose and unsustainable binders with graphene for electrodes in lithium-ion batteries

Reliable reference electrodes for lithium-ion batteries

An Effective Nitrogen Doping Technique for Improving the Performance of Lithium Ion Batteries with CNT Based Electrodes

Lithium ion batteries are among the most used rechargeable batteries in the world. Carbon nanostructures including carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered as important electrode materials for this kind of batteries. Therefore improving the performance of these carbon based electrodes in Lithium ion batteries is an important issue and attracts much attention in the battery community. In this manu...

Nanostructured Lithium-Aluminum Alloy Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Electrodeposited aluminum films and template-synthesized aluminum nanorods are examined as negative electrodes for lithium-ion batteries. The lithium-aluminum alloying reaction is observed electrochemically with cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic cycling in lithium half-cells. The electrodeposition reaction is shown to have high faradaic efficiency, and electrodeposited aluminum films reach t...

Improved Mechanical and Electrochemical Properties of Artificial Graphite Anode Using Water-Based Binders in Lithium-Ion Batteries

In recent years, many studies have focused on the active materials of anodes to improve the performance of LIBs, while limited attention has been given to polymer binders, which act as inactive ingredients. However, polymer binders have amazing influence on the electrochemical performance of anodes. Herein, to investigate the binding performance between MCMB artificial graphite and the copper c...

Deformation and fracture of silicon electrodes in lithium-ion batteries

We have performed a number of experiments to examine the mechanical behavior of amorphous silicon electrodes of lithium-ion batteries. In particular, we have measured the fracture energy of lithiated silicon thin-fi lm electrodes as a function of lithium concentration. The fracture energy is found to be similar to that of pure silicon and essentially independent of the concentration of lithium....