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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 509, Issue 28, Pages 7657-7661Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.04.143
Keywords
Carbothermal reduction; Synthesis; CoSb; Anode; Lithium ion battery
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Funding
- 863 Program of National High Technology Research Development Project of China [2006AA43Z231]
- Program for Guangdong Industry-Academy-Alliance Research [2009A090100020]
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of China [NCET-07-0072]
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Thermodynamic calculation and kinetic analysis were performed on the carbothermal reduction process of Co(3)O(4)-Sb(2)O(3)-C system to clarify the reaction mechanism and synthesize pure CoSb powder for the anode material of secondary lithium-ion batteries. The addition of carbon amount and thus the purity of CoSb powders were critical to the electrochemical property of CoSb anode. It was revealed that in an inert atmosphere, Co(3)O(4) was preferentially reduced to CoO, followed by the reduction of Sb(2)O(3) and CoO. CO(2) was the gas product for the reduction of Co(3)O(4) and Sb(2)O(3), while CO was the gas product for that of CoO. Based on the analysis result, pure CoSb powder without any oxides and residual carbon was synthesized, which showed a higher specific capacity and a lower initial irreversible capacity loss, compared to CoSb sample with residual carbon. This work can be a reference for other carbothermal reduction systems. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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