Effect of carbon nanotubes addition on electrochemical performance and thermal stability of Li4Ti5O12 anode in commercial Li Mn2O4/Li4Ti5O12 full-cell

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2015-12-22
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Li4Ti5O12(LTO)/carbonnanotubes(CNTs)compositematerialissynthesizedbasedonasolid-statemethodbysand-milling,spray-dryingandcalciningat8508CunderN2flow.TheLTO/CNTssampleswith1wt%and3wt%weightratioofCNTsadditionandthepristineLTOsampleareprepared.TherateperformanceandthethermalstabilityofthesesamplesareinvestigatedbasedonLiMn2O4(LMO)/LTOfull-cell.TheresultsshowthattheweightratioofCNTsadditionhasdistincteffectonLTOperformances.ThecompositematerialsofLTOcompositedCNTshavebetterperformanceathigh-rateduetotheintercalationenhancementbyconductivenetworkofCNTs.Atsecond,theoverchargingtemperatureresponseofthecell’ssurfacewith1wt%CNTsadditionisthelowest.Theparticlesizedistributionismeasuredandthemostuniformparticlesareobtainedwith1wt%CNTsaddition.ThistrendcouldexplainthatthemediumquantityofCNTsisoptimaltoimprovetheheatandmasstransferandpreventtheproblemsofcrystallitegrowinginterferenceandaggregationduringthecalcinationprocess.