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Autonomic Shutdown of Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Thermoresponsive Microspheres
May 19 , 2021
Marta Baginska , Benjamin J. Blaiszik , Ryan J. Merriman , Nancy R. Sottos , Jeffrey S. Moore , and Scott R. White * 4. Experimental Section Materials and Equipment : Low-density poly(ethylene) (LDPE, Mw = 4000, m.p. 110 ° C), Brij 76 surfactant, and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), paraffifi n wax (m.p. 58–60 ° C), and n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) solvent were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. Xylene was p...
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The stability of organic solvents and carbon electrode in nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries
May 21 , 2021
2. Experimental 2.1. Preparation and cell testing Ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), DME,tri(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether (i.e., Triglyme), di(ethyleneglycol) di-n-butyl ether (i.e. butyl diglyme, BDG), and lithiumbis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) (all in batterygrade) were purchased from Novolyte Technologies. DMSO,triethyl phosphate (TEPa), 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidium...
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On the use of LiPF3(CF2CF3)3 (LiFAP) solutions for Li-ion batteries. Electrochemical and thermal studies
May 26 , 2021
J.S. Gnanaraja, E. Zinigrada, L. Asrafa, M. Sprechera, H.E. Gottlieba,W. Geissler b, M. Schmidtb, D. Aurbacha,* aDepartment of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel b Merck KGaA, D-64293 Darmstadt, Germany Received 4 August 2003; received in revised form 27 August 2003; accepted 27 August 2003 Published online: 2 October 2003 In the ARC tests, two milliliters of solution was plac...
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Optimization of Nonaqueous Electrolytes for Primary Lithium/Air Batteries Operated in Ambient Environment
May 31 , 2021
Wu Xu,*,z Jie Xiao,** Jian Zhang, Deyu Wang,** and Ji-Guang Zhang* Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Energy and Environment Directorate, Richland, Washington 99354,USA Li/air coin cell assembly (xiamen Tmaxcn Inc.)— The air electrode sheet was die cut into circular disks with a small piece of Ni tab. The air electrode disks had a diameter of 1.59 cm and an area of 1.98 cm2. 2325 coin cell kit...
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Improving the high-temperature performance of LiMn2O4 spinel electrodes by coating the active mass with MgO via asonochemical method
Jun 02 , 2021
J.S. Gnanaraj, V.G. Pol, A. Gedanken, D. Aurbach * Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel Received 6 August 2003; accepted 19 August 2003 Published online: 30 September 2003 2. Experimental For surface analysis studies, we used a Magna 860(Nicolet) FTIR spectrometer placed in a vacuum glove box (xiamen Tmaxcn Inc) under H2O and CO2-free atmosphere (fed by compr...
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Solvent-Free Dry Powder Coating Process for Low-Cost Manufacturing of LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 Cathodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries
Jun 04 , 2021
Mohanad Al-Shroofy,aQinglin Zhang,aJiagang Xu,aTao Chen,aAman Preet Kaur,band Yang-Tse Chenga 2. Experimental 2.1 Electrode Fabrication 2.1.1 Dry-Powder-Coated Electrodes.To prepare the dry cathode mixture, NMC (Umicore) was mixed with carbon black (CB, Super P C65, TIMCAL) in a planetary mixer-deaerator (Mazerustar KK-50S, Kurabo) for 20 min. The NMC particle size is between 5.6 µm and 12 µm (D50...
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Reaction mechanisms for the limited reversibility of Li–O2 chemistry in organic carbonate electrolytes
Jun 07 , 2021
Wu Xua,∗, Kang Xub, Vilayanur V. Viswanathana, Silas A. Townea, John S. Hardya, Jie Xiaoa, Zimin Niea,Dehong Huc, Deyu Wanga,1, Ji-Guang Zhanga,∗∗ a Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States b Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD 20783, United States c Fundamental and Computational Sc...
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Properties and Performance Attributes of Novel Co-extruded Polyolefi n Battery Separator Materials
Jun 09 , 2021
Richard S. Baldwin Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio Impedance Measurement Cell Fabrication A modified 2325 coin cell configuration was employed as the cell fixture for conductivity and impedance (i.e., electrical resistance) measurements of electrolyte-wetted separator samples over the desired temperature range. This test configuration was selected as it provides a constant and reproducible ...
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Temperature-Dependent Solubility of Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Silicon Electrodes
Jun 11 , 2021
Construction of Si Anode Half Cell. Experimental Method. Si wafer samples with native SiOx surface layer were used in this study. All of the silicon electrodes (1 cm × 1 cm squares) were cleaned with an established multi step cleaning protocol to remove surface contamination.33 Silicon wafers (Czochralski process, boron-doped to 0.001−0.005 Ω cm, (100) orientation, 700 μm thick, purchased from Add...