Challenge

Week 1 Understanding Different Battery Chemistry

Aim: To prepare a table which includes materials & chemical reactions occurring at the anode and cathode of LCO, LMO, NCA, NMC, LFP and LTO type of lithium-ion cells.

Cell Name

Cathode
Material

Anode Material

Chemical Reaction at Cathode(Discharge)

Chemical Reaction at Anode(Discharge)

Overall Reaction

LCO(LiCo02)

Lithium Cobalt Oxide

Graphite Carbon

Li1-xCo02 +xLi+ + x e- --> LiCo02

C6Li --> 6C + Li+ + e-

C6+ LiCo02 --> LixC6+ Li1-xCoO2

LMO(LiMn204)

Lithium Manganese Oxide

Graphite Carbon

Mn02 + Li+ + e- --> LiMn02

Li --> Li++ e-

Li + Mn02 --> LiMn02

NCA(LiNiCoA102)

Lithium Nickel Cobalt

Aluminium Oxide

Graphite Carbon

NiCoAlO2+ Li+ + e- --> LiNiCoA102

CsLi --> 6C + Li+ + e-

C6Li + NiCoA102 --> Li1-x NiCoAlO2 + LixC6

NMC(LiNiMnCo02)

Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide

Graphite Carbon

Li 1-x (Ni 1-x-y MnxCoy )02+ xLi+ + x e- --> LiNiMnCo02

LixCn -->nC + xLi+ + x e-

Li1-x(Ni1-x-y MnxCoy)02 + LixCn --> LiNiMnCoO2 +nC

LEP(LiFePO4

Lithium Iron Phosphate

Graphite Carbon

Li 1-x FePo4+ xLi+ + x e-—>LiFePo4

LixC6 --> 6C + x Li+ + x e-

C6 + LiFePo4 --> LixC6 + FePo4

LTO(Li2TiO3)

Manganese Oxide

Lithium Titanium Oxide

4Li1-x Mn204 + 4Li+ + 4 e- --> 4LiMn204

Li7Ti5O12­­ --> TisO12 + 4Li+ + 4e­-

Li7TisO12+ 4Mn2O4 --> 4LiMn2O4+Ti5O12

Reference:

https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/types_of_lithium_ion#:~:text=Lithium%20Cobalt%20Oxide(LiCoO2)%20%E2%80%94%20LCO&text=The%20battery%20consists%20of%20a,the%20anode%20to%20the%20cathode

https://www.science.org.au/curious/technology-future/lithium-ion-batteries#:~:text=As%20the%20battery%20is%20charged,dissolved%20into%20the%20electrolyte%20solution.

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