Week 1 Understanding Different Battery Chemistry

Battery	Anode	Cathode	Thermarunaway(° C)	Specific Energy (Wh/Kg)	Application
LCO	Graphite	Lithium Cobalt Oxide	150	150-200	Mobiles, Laptops
LMO	Graphite	Lithim Manganese Oxide	250	100-150	E-vehicles, Medical devices,Power tools
NMC	Graphite	Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide	210	150-220	E-Bikes, E-vehicles, Medical devices
LFP	Graphite	Lithium Iron Phosphate	270	90-120	Portable high load applications
NCA	Graphite	Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminium Oxide	150	200-260	E-vehicles, Medical devices
LTO	Lithium Titanate	LMO or NMC	150	50-80	UPS, E-vehicles

• LCO – Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LiCoO₂)

Anode: CoO₂ + Li⁺ + e^- LiCoO₂

Cathode: LiC₆ C₆ + Li⁺ + e^-

• LMO – Lithium Manganese Oxide (LiMn₂O₄)

Anode: Mn₂O₄ + Li⁺ + e^- LiMn₂O₄

Cathode: LiC₆ C₆ + Li⁺ + e^-

• NMC – Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (LiNiMnCoO₂)

Anode: NiMnCoO₂ + Li⁺ + e^- LiNiMnCoO₂

Cathode: LiC₆ C₆ + Li⁺ + e^-

• LFP – Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO₄)

Anode: FePO₄ + Li⁺ + e^- LiFePO₄

Cathode: LiC₆ C₆ + Li⁺ + e^-

• NCA – Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminium Oxide (LiNiCöAlO₂)

Anode: NiCoAlO₂ + Li⁺ + e^- LiNiCoAlO₂

Cathode: LiC₆ C₆ + Li⁺ + e^-

• LTO – Lithium Titanate (Li₂TiO₃)

Anode: Mn₂O₄ + Li⁺ + e^- Li Mn₂O₄

Cathode: Li₂TiO₃ TiO₃ + 2Li⁺ + 2e^-