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Separator (electricity)
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TL;DR: In this article, the galvanostatic charge and discharge of a lithium anode/solid polymer separator/insertion cathode cell is modeled using concentrated solution theory, which is general enough to include a wide range of polymeric separator materials, lithium salts, and composite insertion cathodes.
Abstract: The galvanostatic charge and discharge of a lithium anode/solid polymer separator/insertion cathode cell is modeled using concentrated solution theory. The model is general enough to include a wide range of polymeric separator materials, lithium salts, and composite insertion cathodes. Insertion of lithium into the active cathode material is simulated using superposition, thus greatly simplifying the numerical calculations. Variable physical properties are permitted in the model. The results of a simulation of the charge/discharge behavior of the system are presented. Criteria are established to assess the importance of diffusion in the solid matrix and transport in the electrolyte. Consideration is also given to various procedures for optimization of the utilization of active cathode material.
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TL;DR: Recent progress in functional materials applied in the currently prevailing rechargeable lithium-ion, nickel-metal hydride, lead acid, vanadium redox flow, and sodium-sulfur batteries is reviewed.
Abstract: There is an ever-growing demand for rechargeable batteries with reversible and efficient electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Rechargeable batteries cover applications in many fields, which include portable electronic consumer devices, electric vehicles, and large-scale electricity storage in smart or intelligent grids. The performance of rechargeable batteries depends essentially on the thermodynamics and kinetics of the electrochemical reactions involved in the components (i.e., the anode, cathode, electrolyte, and separator) of the cells. During the past decade, extensive efforts have been dedicated to developing advanced batteries with large capacity, high energy and power density, high safety, long cycle life, fast response, and low cost. Here, recent progress in functional materials applied in the currently prevailing rechargeable lithium-ion, nickel-metal hydride, lead acid, vanadium redox flow, and sodium-sulfur batteries is reviewed. The focus is on research activities toward the ionic, atomic, or molecular diffusion and transport; electron transfer; surface/interface structure optimization; the regulation of the electrochemical reactions; and the key materials and devices for rechargeable batteries.
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TL;DR: A simple adjustment to the traditional lithium-sulphur battery configuration is reported to achieve high capacity with a long cycle life and rapid charge rate and with a significant improvement not only in the active material utilization but also in capacity retention without involving complex synthesis or surface modification.
Abstract: The limitations in the cathode capacity compared with that of the anode have been an impediment to advance the lithium-ion battery technology. The lithium–sulphur system is appealing in this regard, as sulphur exhibits an order of magnitude higher capacity than the currently used cathodes. However, low active material utilization and poor cycle life hinder the practicality of lithium–sulphur batteries. Here we report a simple adjustment to the traditional lithium–sulphur battery configuration to achieve high capacity with a long cycle life and rapid charge rate. With a bifunctional microporous carbon paper between the cathode and separator, we observe a significant improvement not only in the active material utilization but also in capacity retention, without involving complex synthesis or surface modification. The insertion of a microporous carbon interlayer decreases the internal charge transfer resistance and localizes the soluble polysulphide species, facilitating a commercially feasible means of fabricating the lithium–sulphur batteries. The practical performance of lithium sulphide batteries is much less than their predicted performance because redox products dissolve over time. Su and Manthiram show that microporous carbon membranes inserted between cathode and separator localize soluble polysulphide species and improve battery cycling characteristics.
1,289 citations
TL;DR: An overview of recent progress on the application and modification of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes can be found in this article, where two major problems of PVDF membranes in applications, namely membrane fouling and membrane wetting, are comprehensively reviewed.
1,233 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a Hookeanelastic model is used to compute the additional effect of bulk mechanical forces on electrode stability. But the authors assume that the surface tension resists the amplification of surface roughness at cathodes and show that instability at lithium/liquid interfaces cannot be prevented by surface forces alone.
Abstract: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-1462, USAPast theories of electrode stability assume that the surface tension resists the amplification of surface roughness at cathodes andshow that instability at lithium/liquid interfaces cannot be prevented by surface forces alone @Electrochim. Acta, 40, 599 ~1995!#.This work treats interfacial stability in lithium/polymer systems where the electrolyte is solid. Linear elasticity theory is employedto compute the additional effect of bulk mechanical forces on electrode stability. The lithium and polymer are treated as Hookeanelastic materials, characterized by their shear moduli and Poisson’s ratios. Two-dimensional displacement distributions that satisfyforce balances across a periodically deforming interface are derived; these allow computation of the stress and surface-tensionforces. The incorporation of elastic effects into a kinetic model demonstrates regimes of electrolyte mechanical properties whereamplification of surface roughness can be inhibited. For a polymer material with Poisson’s ratio similar to poly~ethylene oxide!,interfacial roughening is mechanically suppressed when the separator shear modulus is about twice that of lithium.© 2005 The Electrochemical Society. @DOI: 10.1149/1.1850854# All rights reserved.Manuscript submitted January 16, 2004; revised manuscript received July 29, 2004. Available electronically January 11, 2005.
1,195 citations