Week 1 Understanding Different Battery Chemistry

1. Types of Li-ion with its material and chemical reaction:

Types of Li-ion	Cathode	Anode	Chemical Reaction (Anode and Cathode)
LCO	Lithium Cobalt Oxide	Graphite
LMO	Lithium Manganese Oxide	Graphite
NCA	Nickel Cobalt Aluminium	Graphite
NMC	Nickel Manganese Cobalt	Graphite
LFP	Lithium Iron Phosphate	Graphite
LTO	Manganese oxide	Titanate

In the chemical reaction, the right to left is discharing and left to right is charging.

2. Types of Li-ion battery with different characteristics:

Li-ion types	Specific energy	Specific power	Life	Performance	Safety	Cost
LCO	excellent	worst	worst	worst	good	low
LMO	good	good	worst	low	low	low
LFP	low	excellent	excellent	good	good	low
NMC	excellent	good	good	good	good	low
NCA	excellent	good	good	good	low	high
LTO	low	good	excellent	excellent	excellent	high