The development of functional carbon materials using waste biomass as raw materials is one of the research hotspots of lithium-sulfur batteries in recent years. In this work, used a natural high-quality carbon source—coffee grounds, which contain more than 58% carbon and less than 1% ash. Honeycomb-like S and N dual-doped graded porous carbon (SNHPC) was successfully prepared by hydrothermal carbonization and chemical activation, and the amount of thiourea used in the activation process was investigated. The prepared SNHPC showed excellent electrochemical energy storage characteristics. For example, SNHPC-2 has a large pore volume (1.85 cm3·g− 1), a high mesoporous ratio (36.76%), and a synergistic effect (S, N interaction). As the cathode material of lithium-sulfur batteries, SNHPC-2/S (sulfur content is 71.61%) has the highest specific capacity. Its initial discharge-specific capacity at 0.2 C is 1106.7 mAh·g−1, and its discharge-specific capacity after 200 cycles is still as high as 636.5 mAh·g−1.

In this study, soybean oil, which is used in a large variety of processed foods, is used as a carbon source. Soybean oil is successfully coated onto the surface of LiNi1/ 3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 (NCM) by a simple method. The physical and electrochemical properties of NCM/C hybrid materials are determined. As a result, a 5 nm thickness carbon coating layer is formed on the surface of the NCM, resulting in improved capability and cyclic performance in the battery. The NCM/C battery shows an initial discharge capacity of 159 mAh g−1 and 95% capacity retention after 100 cycles (a discharge capacity of 120 mAh g−1 and 94% retention are observed after 100 cycles for the NCM cathode).

Spherical Li3V2(PO4)3 (LVP) and carbon-coated LVP with a monoclinic phase for the cathode materials are synthesized by a hydrothermal method using N2H4 as the reducing agent and saccharose as the carbon source. The results show that single phase monoclinic LVP without impurity phases such as LiV(P2O7), Li(VO)(PO4) and Li3(PO4) can be obtained after calcination at 800 oC for 4 h. SEM and TEM images show that the particle sizes are 0.5~2 μm and the thickness of the amorphous carbon layer is approximately 3~4 nm. CV curves for the test cell are recorded in the potential ranges of 3.0~4.3 V and 3.0~4.8 V at a scan rate of 0.01 mV s–1 and at room temperature. At potentials between 3.0 and 4.8 V, the third Li+ ions from the carbon-coated LVP can be completely extracted, at voltages close to 4.51 V. The carbon-coated LVP exhibits an initial specific discharge capacity of 118 mAh g–1 in the voltage region of 3.0 to 4.3 V at a current rate of 0.2 C. The results indicate that the reducing agent and carbon source can affect the crystal structure and electrochemical properties of the cathode materials.

Layered LiNi0.83Co0.11Mn0.06O2 cathode materials single- and dual-doped by the rare-earth elements Ce and Nd are successfully fabricated by using a coprecipitation-assisted solid-phase method. For comparison purposes, nondoping pristine LiNi0.83Co0.11Mn0.06O2 cathode material is also prepared using the same method. The crystal structure, morphology, and electrochemical performances are characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) mapping, and electrochemical techniques. The XRD data demonstrates that all prepared samples maintain a typical α-NaFeO2-layered structure with the R-3m space group, and that the doped samples with Ce and/or Nd have lower cation mixing than that of pristine samples without doping. The results of SEM and EDS show that doped elements are uniformly distributed in all samples. The electrochemical performances of all doped samples are better than those of pristine samples without doping. In addition, the Ce/Nd dualdoped cathode material shows the best cycling performance and the least capacity loss. At a 10 C-rate, the electrodes of Ce/Nd dual-doped cathode material exhibit good capacity retention of 72.7, 58.5, and 45.2% after 100, 200, and 300 cycles, respectively, compared to those of pristine samples without doping (24.4, 11.1, and 8.0%).

In this study, an experiment is performed to recover the Li in Li2CO3 phase from the cathode active material NMC (LiNiCoMnO2) in waste lithium ion batteries. Firstly, carbonation is performed to convert the LiNiO, LiCoO, and Li2MnO3 phases within the powder to Li2CO3 and NiO, CoO, and MnO. The carbonation for phase separation proceeds at a temperature range of 600oC~800oC in a CO2 gas (300 cc/min) atmosphere. At 600~700oC, Li2CO3 and NiO, CoO, and MnO are not completely separated, while Li and other metallic compounds remain. At 800 oC, we can confirm that LiNiO, LiCoO, and Li2MnO3 phases are separated into Li2CO3 and NiO, CoO, and MnO phases. After completing the phase separation, by using the solubility difference of Li2CO3 and NiO, CoO, and MnO, we set the ratio of solution (distilled water) to powder after carbonation as 30:1. Subsequently, water leaching is carried out. Then, the Li2CO3 within the solution melts and concentrates, while NiO, MnO, and CoO phases remain after filtering. Thus, Li2CO3 can be recovered.

In this study, fine cathode materials and were synthesized using the simple, convenient process of mechanical alloying (MA). In order to improve the cell properties, wet milling processes were conducted using low-energy ball milling to decrease the mean particle size of both materials. The cells of Na/ and Na/ show a high initial discharge capacity of 425 mAh/g and 577 mAh/g respectively using wet milled powder particles, which is much larger than commercial ones, providing some potential as new cathode materials for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries.

Li ion전지용 LiMn2O4분말을 졸-겔법과 고상반응법으로 제조하여 분말의 특성과 전지의 특성을 비교하였다. 졸-겔법에 의해 제조된 LiMn2O4분말은 고상반응법에 의해 제조된 분말보다 낮은 온도에서 합성이 가능하고, 균질하고 작은 입자들로 구성되었으며, Li stoichiometry가 우수하여 전지의 방전용량이 크나 양이온 혼합도가 높아 전지의 내부저항이 크게 나타났다. 졸-겔법은 높은 Li stoichiometry와 균질한 입자 크기를 갖는 LiMn2O4분말 제조에 적당한 것으로 생각되며, 전지의 내부저항 문제는 분말의 하소온도와 냉각속도의 조절에 의해 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

개량된 MA법으로 합성된 LiFe(PO4)/C에 대해 X-선 회절분석을 실시하여 리트벨트법에 의해 결정학적 연구를 수행하였다. 리트벨트 계산 결과 리트벨트 R 지수 값은 Rp=8.14%, Rwp=11.1%, Rexp=9.09%, RB=3.88%, S (GofF, Goodness of fit) = 1.2으로 계산이 잘 이루어졌음을 알 수 있다. LiFePO4/C는 공간군 Pnma를 가지며, 격자상수 값은 a = 10.3229(3)a, b = 6.0052(2) a, c = 4.6939(1) a이고 체적값은 V = 290.98(1) a3으로 기존 다른 합성법의 연구결과와 잘 일치한다. 분말 입자는 고순도를 가지고 나노 크기(65~90nm)로 기존 MA법보다 상대적으로 미세하고 균질도가 향상되었다. 따라서 개량된 MA법은 상업용 리튬 2차 전지의 양극물질 생산을 위한 우수한 제조법으로 판단된다.

리튬2차전지용 양극소재 개발을 위해 Li[L ixM n1-x-yC ry ] O2를 공침법(co-p.ecipitation method)을 적용하여 각각 650℃(CR650)와 850℃(CR850)에서 합성하였다. 리트벨트 구조분석 결과 계산의 정밀도를 나타내는 R 지수값을 보면 Rexp에 대한 Rwp값( Rwp/ Rexp)은 CR650과 CR850의 각각에 대해 19.2%/10.1%과 15.9%/9.76%를 보여주며, Rb값은 각각 10.9%와 8.54%, 그리고 S(GofF)값은 각각 1.9와 1.6으로 계산되었다. 합성된 양극소재는 공간군 R3m의 층상구조(LiMn O2)가 존재하였으며, 전이금속 층 내의 Mn이 Li로 치환되면서(Li[L i13/M n23/] O2) 단사구조(C2/c)의 거대격자(Superlattice) 구조현상도 관찰되었다. 계산된 단위포는 공간군 R3m, CR650이 a=2.8520(2)a, c=14.248(2)a, V=100.40(1)a3이며, CR850은 a=2.8504(1)a, c=14.2371(7)a, V=100.179(8)a3으로 각각 계산되었다. 또한 최종 결정된 화학식은 CR650은 Li[L i0.35M n0.56C r0.09] O2, CR850은 Li[L i0.27M n0.61C r0.13] O2으로 각각 구해졌다.다...다..구해졌다.다...다..