Abstract
The thermal properties of Li4/3Ti5/3O4 and Li1+xMn2O4 electrodes were investigated by isothermal micro-calorimetry (IMC). The 150-mAh g-1 capacity of a Li/Li4/3Ti5/3O4 half cell was obtained through the voltage plateau that occurs at 1.55 V during the phase transition from spinel to rock salt. Extra capacity below 1.0 V was attributed to the generation of a new phase. The small and constant entropy change of Li4/3Ti5/3O4 during the spinel/rock-salt phase transition indicated its good thermal stability. Accelerated rate calorimetry confirmed that Li4/3Ti5/3O4 has better thermal characteristics than graphite. The IMC results for a Li/Li1+xMn2O4 half cell indicated less heat variation due to the suppression of the order/disorder change by lithium doping. The heat profiles of the Li4/3Ti5/3O4/Li1+xMn2O4 full cell indicated less heat generation compared with a mesocarbon-microbead graphite/Li1+xMn2O4 cell.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 673-677 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Power Sources |
| Volume | 174 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 6 2007 |
Funding
This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies, under Contract No. W-31-109-Eng-38.
Keywords
- Entropy change
- Lithium manganese spinel
- Lithium titanate spinel
- Thermal safety