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http://dx.doi.org/10.5229/JKES.2002.5.2.052

The Cycling Performance of Graphite Electrode Coated with Tin Oxide for Lithium Ion Battery  

Kang, Tae-Hyuk (Anode Research Team, Finecell(CO.),)
Kim, Hyung-Sun (Nano Environment Research Center, KIST)
Cho, Won-Il (Nano Environment Research Center, KIST)
Cho, Byung-Won (Nano Environment Research Center, KIST)
Ju, Jeh-Beck (Department of Chemical Engineering, Hong Ik University)
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Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society / v.5, no.2, 2002 , pp. 52-56 More about this Journal
Abstract
Tin oxide was coated on graphite particle by sol-gel method and an electrode with this material having microcrystalline structure for lithium ion battery was obtained by heat treatment in the range $400-600^{\circ}C$. The content of tin oxide was controlled within the range of $2.25wt\%\~11.1wt\%$. The discharge capacity increased with the content of tin oxide and also initial irreversible capacity increased. The discharge capacity of tin oxide electrode showed more than 350 mAh/g at the initial cycle and 300 mAh/g after the 30th cycle in propylene carbonate(PC) based electrolyte whereas graphite electrode without surface modification showed 140 mAh/g. When the charge and discharge rate was changed from C/5 to C/2, The discharge capacity of tin oxide and graphite electrode showed $92\%\;and\;77\%$ of initial capacity, respectively. It has been considered that such an enhancement of electrode characteristics was caused because lithium $oxide(Li_2O)$ passive film formed from the reaction between tin oxide and lithium ion prevented the exfoliation of graphite electrode and also reduced tin enhanced the electrical conduction between graphite particles to improve the current distribution of electrode.
Keywords
Lithium battery; Sol-gel; Tin oxide; Graphite particle; Passive film;
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