Abstract
Preparation of uniform spherical Li4Ti5O12 with high tap density is significant to achieve a high volumetric energy density in lithium-ion batteries. Herein, Li4Ti5O12 micro-spheres with variable tap-density and tunable size distribution were synthesized by a newly designed industrial spray drying approach. The slurry concentration, sintering time and sintering conditions after spray, the effect of Li/Ti molar ratio on the lithium ion (Li+) storage capability were investigated. A narrow particle size distribution around 10 μm and high tap-density close to 1.4 g cm-3 of the Li4Ti5O12 spheres can be obtained under the optimized conditions. The Li4Ti5O12 spheres can deliver much higher capacity of 168 mAh g-1 at 1 C-rate and show high capacity retention of 97.7% over 400 cycles. The synthetic conditions are confirmed to be critical for improving the electron conductivity and Li+ diffusivity by adjusting the crystal and spatial structures. As-prepared high performance Li4Ti5O12 is an ideal electrode for Li-ion batteries or capacitors; meanwhile the presented approach is also applicable for preparing other kind of spherical materials.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1680-1686 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Energy Technology |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 29 2017 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: Financial supports from the Nature Science Foundation of China (No.21336005) and Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2014EG111224) are gratefully acknowledged. Ming thanks the supports from the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
