Physical Vapor Deposition of Cathode Materials for All Solid-State Li Ion Batteries: A Review

Comparative Issues of Cathode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries

After an introduction to lithium insertion compounds and the principles of Li-ion cells, we present a comparative study of the physical and electrochemical properties of positive electrodes used in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Electrode materials include three different classes of lattices according to the dimensionality of the Li ion motion in them: olivine, layered transition-metal oxides an...

Manganese-based cathode materials for Li-ion batteries

Battery Materials for All - Solid State Batteries

The Grey group tackles a broad range of materials science and energy storage challenges that include various aspects of solid state chemistry, spectroscopy, and theoretical studies. To understand and control the materials that are desirable for energy storage applications, we use a suite of synthetic and analytical techniques, including diffraction, microscopy, solid state NMR, and computation....

Electrode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries: A Review

Electrochemical energy storage systems are categorized into different types, according to their mechanisms, including capacitors, supercapacitors, batteries and fuel cells. All battery systems include some main components: anode, cathode, an aqueous/non-aqueous electrolyte and a membrane that separates anode and cathode while being permeable to ions. Being one of the key parts of any new electr...

New materials for Li-ion batteries: synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of Li2(FeMnCo)SiO4 cathode materials

Improving cathode materials is mandatory for next-generation Li-ion batteries. Exploring polyanion compounds with high theoretical capacity such as the lithium metal orthosilicates, Li2MSiO4 is of great importance. In particular, mixed silicates represent an advancement with practical applications. Here we present results on a rapid solid state synthesis of mixed Li2(FeMnCo)SiO4 samples in a wi...