Title: Fabrication of lithium-ion batteries based on various LiNi1-xCoxO2 cathode materials

Authors: Thu Thi Pham; Majid Monajjemi; Chien Mau Dang

Addresses: Institute for Nanotechnology (INT), Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Community 6, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam ' Department of Chemical Engineering, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, 009821, Iran ' Institute for Nanotechnology (INT), Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City, Community 6, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam

Abstract: Samples from the proposed LiNi1-xCoxO2 system were synthesised using the sol-gel method. Stoichiometric weights of LiNO3, Co(Ac)2.2H2O and Ni(COOCH3)2.4H2O, have been considered for fabrication of LixNiyCozO2. Five samples of LiNi1-xCoxO2 (x = 1, 0.8, 0.6, 0.5 and 0.3) of lithium, nickel and cobalt composition have been selected and synthesised. Charge-discharge characteristics of LiNi1-xCoxO2 (x = 1, 0.8, 0.6, 0.5 and 0.3) were investigated by performing cycle tests in the range of 2.0-4.5 V. Our results confirmed that, although these systems can help for removing the disadvantages of cobalt which are mainly is its cost and toxicity, the performance of these systems is similar to LiCoO2 cathode material.

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; cathode activated; anode activated; electrolyte material.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2018.099932

International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2018 Vol.15 No.11/12, pp.925 - 935

Published online: 28 May 2019 *

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