Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 222, Issue -, Pages 448-454Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.09.020
Keywords
Thermodynamic stability; Density functional theory; Lithium-ion battery; Anode; Lithium titanate
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50902001, 51274002]
- Key project of Scientific Research Foundation
- Education Department of Anhui Province, China [KJ2010A045]
- Program for Innovative Research Team in Anhui University of Technology [TD201202]
- Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province [B201003]
- Educational Commission of Heilongjiang Province [11551340]
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The structural and thermal stability are essential to understand the safety of Li-4-Ti5O12, but it is not fully understood. Here, the structural and thermal stability were investigated by the density functional theory (DFT) plane-wave pseudopotential technique and experimental method. Sub-micro Li-4-Ti5O12 particles were synthesized by a solid-state reaction. The calculated results of lattice parameters are highly coincident with the experimental values. XRD and Raman spectra demonstrate the formation of pure phase Li-4-Ti5O12. There is an amorphous phase and no phase transition when discharged to DV, which confirms that there is a certain reversible intercalation processes cycled below 1 V instead of a reduction decomposition reaction. SEM shows that Li-4-Ti5O12 powder has a uniform, nearly cubic structural morphology with a narrow size distribution of about 500 nm. The low formation enthalpy (-6061.45 +/- 4) indicates that Li-4-Ti5O12 has a high thermodynamic stability. The superior cycling performance at high rates cycled between 0 and 2.5 shows that Li-4-Ti5O12 has a very high structural stability. The high thermodynamic stability of Li-4-Ti5O12 is related to the strong covalent bonding characteristic between Ti and O according to the electron density difference diagram. DSC reveals that PF5 is the main species which damages the SEI layer. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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