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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 165, Issue 1, Pages 379-385Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2006.12.015
Keywords
lithium titanate spinel; lithium-ion batteries; atomic layer deposition; diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform (DRIFT) spectroscopy; voltage profile; charge capacity
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Lithium titanate spinel (Li4Ti5O12, or LTS) is receiving consideration as a nanopowder anode material for use in lithium-ion batteries. LTS has more positive working potential than traditional graphite anodes, and it does not react with electrolyte components. However, the main drawback of LTS powder is its poor interparticle electronic conductance that reduces the high-rate ability of the electrode. To improve this we have coated the surface of the LTS powder with a titanium nitride layer by atomic layer deposition (ALD). In situ infrared spectroscopy studies were conducted to confirm the attachment of the titanium precursor. The nitrogen content of films was measured by total nitrogen content testing. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) micrographs confirmed the formation of a thin titanium nitride film around LTS particles by ALD. Finally, lithium cells with electrodes made of original and modified LTS nanopowders were assembled and tested. (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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