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Korea) has developed a novel high-voltage electrolyte additive, di-(2,2,2 trifluoroethyl)carbonate (DFDEC), for use with the promising lithium-rich layered composite oxide high-energy cathode material xLi 2 MnO 3 ·(1-x)LiMO 2 (M = Mn, Ni, Co). O 2 (Li 1.2 Mn 0.525 Ni 0.175 Co 0.1 Mn 0.525 Ni 0.175 Co 0.1 278 Wh kg ?1
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Korea) are developing a new advanced lithium-ion battery featuring a high capacity Sn-C nanostructured anode and a high rate, high-voltage Li[Ni 0.45 In this work we disclose an important example based on a Sn-C anode having an optimized morphology with a high rate, new Li[Ni 0.45 Mn 1.45 ]O 4 spinel cathode.
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Schematic representation of water dissociation, formation of intermediates, and subsequent recombination of two atoms to form H 2 (magenta arrow) as well as OH – desorption from the Ni(OH) 2 domains (red arrows) followed by adsorption of another water molecule on the same site (blue arrows). Subbaraman et al. Click to enlarge. 1211934.
kWh/kg of Al—second only to the Li-air battery (13.0 However, they note, parasitic hydrogen evolution caused by anode corrosion during the discharge process is a well-known obstacle to commercialization of the system, because it not only causes additional consumption of the anode material but also increases the ohmic loss in the cell.
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In a paper published in the journal Nature Energy , the researchers report using a complex concentrated doping strategy to eliminate cobalt in a commercial NMC-532 cathode. Li metal), and the 2nd cycle at C/10 are plotted for calculating the specific capacity and specific energy. The LiNi 0.5 V vs graphite, at 1 C, 1.5 mA cm
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Cylindrical can cell (Ni plated steel or Al), with spiral wound electrodes, typically not laminated to the separator. Prismatic can/box cell (Ni plated steel, Al or plastic), with flattened spiral wound or parallel plate electrodes. Many different cell formats and sizes are being developed, all with trade-offs, he pointed out.
Prashant Chintawar, Senior Manager of BASF Future Business NA, but does include formulations from the Argonne patented xLi 2 MnO 3 ·(1-x)LiMO 2 (M= Mn, Ni, Co) structures (also called NMC). BASF plans to commercialize these new cathode materials for transportation and other applications.
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Gerbrand Ceder, have performed a high-throughput ab initio analysis of phosphates as Li-ion cathode materials, computing the voltage, capacity (gravimetric and volumetric), specific energy, energy density, stability, and safety of thousands of phosphate compounds. Different colors and markers have been used for different elements.
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V versus Li with a specific capacity reaching as high as 168 mAh/g under a galvanostatic charging/discharging mode, along with an excellent cyclability. M=Mn, Co, and Ni) structures, especially LiMnPO 4 with a higher theoretical energy density (701 Wh/kg ) 171 mAh/g × 4.1 V) vs Li/Li+.7 7 —Choi et al. Choi et al.
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