High Cycle Life Cathode for High Voltage (5V) Lithium Ion Batteries

Abstract

There is a huge, growing demand in commerce and the military for high energy density rechargeable batteries. In response to this need, we have developed a high voltage, high cycle life Li-ion cathode material based on lithium cobalt phosphate (LiCoPO4) that provides higher energy density (15% > LiFePO4 demonstrated, up to 40% greater with further R&D). The invention combines the safety of a phosphate system with a high energy content. Safety advantage arises from abuse tolerance of phosphate. Previous attempts to use LiCoPO4 have generally resulted in rapid charge capacity fade and an extremely short cycle life (e.g., greater than 50 percent loss after only 10 cycles). The innovation is the partial substitution of lithium and cobalt by iron, which stabilizes electrochemical cycling and greatly reduces capacity loss. The capacity retention is more than 80 percent after 500 cycles with high coulombic efficiency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 16, 2010
Accession Number
AD1000144

Entities

People

  • Jan L Allen

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Electrolytes
  • Electronics
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Fossil Fuels
  • High Energy
  • High Voltage
  • Hybrid Electric Vehicles
  • Lithium Ion Batteries
  • Materials
  • Military Applications
  • Military Research
  • Standards
  • Storage Batteries
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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  • Battery Technology and Engineering
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