Week 1 Understanding Different Battery Chemistry
| Battery Type | Materials | Cathode Reaction | Anode Reaction |
| LCO – Lithium Cobalt Oxide |
Cathode: LiCoO2 Anode: Graphite |
Li1-xCoO2+xLi++xe-→ LiCoO2 | LiC6 →Li++e-+6C |
| LMO – Lithium Manganese Oxide |
Cathode: LiMn2O4 Anode: Graphite |
Li1-xMn2O4 + xLi+ + Xe- → LiMn2O4 | LiC6 →Li++e-+6C |
| NCA – Lithium Nickel cobalt Aluminium Oxide |
Cathode: LiNiCoAlO2 Anode: Graphite |
Li1-xNiCoO2+ xLi+ + Xe- → LiNiCoO2 | LiC6 →Li++e-+6C |
| NMC – Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide |
Cathode: LiNiMnCoO2 Anode: Graphite |
Li1-xNiyMnzCo1-y-zO2 + xLi+ + Xe- →LiNiyMnzCo1-y-zO2 | LiC6 →Li++e-+6C |
| LFP- Lithium Iron Phosphate |
Cathode: LiFePO4 Anode: Graphite |
Li1-xFePO4+ xLi+ + xe- → LiFePO4 (0<x≤1). For x = 1 the equation will be Li+ + e- + FePO4 →LiFePO4 | LiC6 →Li++e-+6C |
| LTO – Lithium Titanate oxide |
Cathode: May be one of the below: LiCoO2 , LiNiO2 , LiMn2O4 , LiFePO4 Anode: Li4Ti5O12 |
Li1-xCoO2 + xLi+ +xe- →LiCoO2 |
Li4+xTi5O12 → Li4Ti5O12 + xLi+ + xe- (x = 3) |