Spherical hard carbon/graphite anode for high performance lithium ion batteries.

The issue of long charging time for electric vehicles has been a matter of serious concern, and the problem is mainly stemmed from the graphite anode. The slow kinetics of pure graphite can lead to the formation of the lithium metal during fast charging, which triggers cycle degradation and safety i...

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Main Authors: Xingqun Liao, Dalin Hu, Lijuan Yu, Bin Li, Feng Xiao, Shanxing Wang
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311943
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author Xingqun Liao
Dalin Hu
Lijuan Yu
Bin Li
Feng Xiao
Shanxing Wang
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Bin Li
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Shanxing Wang
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description The issue of long charging time for electric vehicles has been a matter of serious concern, and the problem is mainly stemmed from the graphite anode. The slow kinetics of pure graphite can lead to the formation of the lithium metal during fast charging, which triggers cycle degradation and safety issues of electric vehicles. In order to ameliorate the fast charging issue, a spherical hard carbon/graphite porous electrode is devised. Based on this, the discharge capacity ratio at 3C shows an improvement of about 40% at 25°C and at 1C shows an improvement of about 18% at 0°C. Additionally, the 300-cycle capacity retentions exhibit increases of 12% and 14% at temperature of 25°C and 50°C, respectively. Generally, the analysis shows that the spherical hard carbon/graphite porous electrode has more uniform porous structure, shorter transport path, less nano-scale powder and a certain voltage buffer ability compared to the pure graphite powder system, which enhance the ion transport kinetics, and reduce the side reactions under the high temperature, so as to effectively improve the fast charging performance and cycle life of the LIBs. It is also proved that the kinetics improvement is not only attributed to the high kinetics inherited from the instinct of hard carbon, but also the porous electrode structures constructed by the two-size powder system of graphite and hard carbon.
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spelling doaj-art-3ad69c7c82b343d7a74430214ea8b4ff2025-01-08T05:32:56ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-011912e031194310.1371/journal.pone.0311943Spherical hard carbon/graphite anode for high performance lithium ion batteries.Xingqun LiaoDalin HuLijuan YuBin LiFeng XiaoShanxing WangThe issue of long charging time for electric vehicles has been a matter of serious concern, and the problem is mainly stemmed from the graphite anode. The slow kinetics of pure graphite can lead to the formation of the lithium metal during fast charging, which triggers cycle degradation and safety issues of electric vehicles. In order to ameliorate the fast charging issue, a spherical hard carbon/graphite porous electrode is devised. Based on this, the discharge capacity ratio at 3C shows an improvement of about 40% at 25°C and at 1C shows an improvement of about 18% at 0°C. Additionally, the 300-cycle capacity retentions exhibit increases of 12% and 14% at temperature of 25°C and 50°C, respectively. Generally, the analysis shows that the spherical hard carbon/graphite porous electrode has more uniform porous structure, shorter transport path, less nano-scale powder and a certain voltage buffer ability compared to the pure graphite powder system, which enhance the ion transport kinetics, and reduce the side reactions under the high temperature, so as to effectively improve the fast charging performance and cycle life of the LIBs. It is also proved that the kinetics improvement is not only attributed to the high kinetics inherited from the instinct of hard carbon, but also the porous electrode structures constructed by the two-size powder system of graphite and hard carbon.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311943
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Spherical hard carbon/graphite anode for high performance lithium ion batteries.
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title Spherical hard carbon/graphite anode for high performance lithium ion batteries.
title_full Spherical hard carbon/graphite anode for high performance lithium ion batteries.
title_fullStr Spherical hard carbon/graphite anode for high performance lithium ion batteries.
title_full_unstemmed Spherical hard carbon/graphite anode for high performance lithium ion batteries.
title_short Spherical hard carbon/graphite anode for high performance lithium ion batteries.
title_sort spherical hard carbon graphite anode for high performance lithium ion batteries
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311943
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