Week 1 Understanding Different Battery Chemistry

Objective:

To create an overview of 6 different types of lithium ion batteries and comparing them.

Table of overiew:

Type	Materials			Chemical reactions
	Anode	Cathode	Electrolyte	Anode	Cathode	Overall
Lithium Cobalt Oxide(LiCoO2) — LCO	Graphite	Lithium Cobalt Oxide(LiCoO2)	LiPF6 or similar lithium salt and Ethylene Carbonate	C6Li→6C+Li++e−	Li1−xCoO2+xLi++xe−→LiCoO2	C6+LiCoO2↔LixC6+Li1−xCoO2
Lithium Manganese Oxide (LiMn2O4) — LMO	Lithium metal	Magnese Oxide (Mn2O4)	Lithium Halide dissolved in organic solvent	Li→Li++e−	MnO2+Li++e−→LiMnO2	Li+MnO2↔LiMnO2
Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminum Oxide (LiNiCoAlO2) — NCA	Graphite and Carbons	Nickle Cobalt Aluminium	Li-containing salts	C6Li→6C+Li++e−	NiCoAlO2+Li++e−→LiNiCoAlO2	C6Li+NiCoAlO2↔Li1−xNiCoAlO2+LixC6
Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (LiNiMnCoO2) — NMC	Graphite electrode	Nickle Manganese Cobalt Oxide	Organic electrolyte made out of Li-containing salts	LixCn→nC+xLi++xe−	Li1−x(Ni1−x−yMnxCoy)O2+xLi++xe−→LiNiMnCoO2	LixCn+Li1−x(Ni1−x−yMnxCoy)O2↔LiNiMnCoO2+nC
Lithium Iron Phosphate(LiFePO4) — LFP	Graphite electrode	Lithium Iron Phosphate	Organic electrolyte made out of Li-containing salts	LixCn→nC+xLi++xe−	LiMnO2+Li++e−→LiMnO2	Cn+LiFePo4↔FePo4+LiCn
Lithium-titanium oxide - LTO	Lithium–titanium oxide	Manganese Oxide	Solid Electrolyte Interface	Li7Ti5O12→Li4Ti5O12+3Li++3e−	3MnO2+3Li++3e−→3LiMnO2	Li7Ti5O12+3MnO2↔Li4Ti5O12+3LiMnO2