Influence of the Oil on the Structure and Electrochemical Performance of Emulsion-Templated Tin/Carbon Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries.

Tin (Sn) is a useful anode material for lithium ion batteries (LIBs) because of its high theoretical capacity. We fabricated oil-in-water emulsion-templated tin nanoparticle/carbon black (SnNP/CB) anodes with octane, hexadecane, 1-chlorohexadecane, and 1-bromohexadecane as the oil phases. Emulsion creaming, the oil vapor pressure, and the emulsion droplet size distribution all affect drying and thus the morphology of the dried emulsion.

Effect of Lithium Borate Additives on Cathode Film Formation in LiNiMnO/Li Cells.

A direct comparison of the cathode-electrolyte interface (CEI) generated on high-voltage LiNiMnO cathodes with three different lithium borate electrolyte additives, lithium bis(oxalato)borate (LiBOB), lithium 4-pyridyl trimethyl borate (LPTB), and lithium catechol dimethyl borate (LiCDMB), has been conducted. The lithium borate electrolyte additives have been previously reported to improve the capacity retention and efficiency of graphite/LiNiMnO cells due to the formation of passivating CEI. Linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) suggests that incorporation of the lithium borates into 1.

A Facile Synthesis of ZnCoO Nanocluster Particles and the Performance as Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries.

Abstract: ZnCoO nanocluster particles (NCPs) were prepared through a designed hydrothermal method, with the assistance of a surfactant, sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate. The crystalline structure and surface morphology of ZnCoO were investigated by XRD, XPS, SEM, TEM, and BET analyses. The results of SEM and TEM suggest a clear nanocluster particle structure of cubic ZnCoO (~100 nm in diameter), which consists of aggregated primary nanoparticles (~10 nm in diameter), is achieved.