Graphite Anode Material for Lithium Battery High Packing Density
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current carbonaceous materials used in lithium secondary batteries face challenges in maintaining excellent charge-discharge cycle characteristics when highly packed, leading to degradation and reduced capacitance.
Innovation Solution
A novel method involving a mixture of two or more species of graphite, with specific crystallinity and surface treatment, is developed to produce an anode active material that enhances capacitance and maintains charge-discharge cycle characteristics even under high packing densities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the electrode packing density of carbonaceous material is enhanced to increase capacitance, then the capacitance increases, but the charge-discharge cycle characteristics deteriorate due to deformation of the carbonaceous material
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses a composite material consisting of graphite particles coated with a silicon oxide layer. This composite structure allows the electrode to achieve high packing density and capacitance while the silicon oxide coating prevents deformation of the graphite particles during charge-discharge cycles, thereby maintaining excellent cycle characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical and chemical parameters of the carbonaceous material by coating graphite particles with silicon oxide. This modification alters the surface properties and structural stability of the graphite, enabling it to withstand high packing densities without deformation, thus resolving the contradiction between capacitance and cycle stability.
2Quantity of substance
If conventional carbonaceous materials are used to increase capacitance through enhanced packing density, then the capacitance increases, but significant degradation of charge-discharge cycle characteristics occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a composite structure where graphite particles are coated with silicon oxide. This composite design enables the anode to achieve high capacitance through dense packing while the silicon oxide layer protects the graphite from deformation during repeated charge-discharge cycles, maintaining long-term durability.
Solution Approach 2:
By coating graphite with silicon oxide, the invention modifies key parameters including surface chemistry, mechanical strength, and structural stability. These parameter changes allow the material to maintain its integrity under high packing density conditions, preventing degradation and extending the duration of charge-discharge cycles.
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AI summary
An anode active material for use in a lithium secondary battery that comprises a mixture of graphite I, for example, that has, according to X-ray powder diffraction, d002 of not smaller than 0.3354 nm and not greater than 0.337 nm, Lc(004) of smaller than 100 nm, La(110) of not smaller than 100 nm, and a half width of the peak of a plane (101) at a diffraction angle (2θ) of 44 degrees to 45 degrees of not smaller than 0.65 degree and another graphite so as to have, according to X-ray powder diffraction, d002 of not smaller than 0.3354 nm and not greater than 0.337 nm, Lc(004) of not smaller than 80 nm, La(110) of not smaller than 100 nm, and a half width of the peak of a plane (101) at a diffraction angle (2θ) of 44 degrees to 45 degrees of not smaller than 0.5 degree.