Challenge

Week 1 Understanding Different Battery Chemistry

Type of the cell Anode material Cathode material Electrolyte Separator Chemical Reaction
LCO

Graphite & Hard Carbon

LiC6→(xLi+)+(xe−)+(C6)

Lithium, Cobolt, Oxide

(Li(1−x)CoO2)+(xLi+)+ (xe−) → LiCoO2

Layered oxide: LixCoO2
Polyanion materials: such as LiFePO4
and Li2FeSiO4
Spinel oxides: LiMn2O4

LiPF6

liquid, gel or dry polymer

polyolefin

Redox,

C6+LiCoO2⟷LixC6+(Li1−)xCoO2

LMO Graphite & Hard Carbon

Lithium, Manganese, Oxide

lithium-manganese spinel (Li+Mn3+Mn4+O4).

liquid, gel or dry polymer

polyolefin

2LiMO2,(s) + 8HCl(l) ⇌ 2LiCl(l) + 2MCl2,(l) + 4H2O(l) + Cl2,(g)
NCA Graphite & Hard Carbon Nickel, Cobolt, Aluminium liquid, gel or dry polymer polyolefin
NMC Graphite & Hard Carbon Nickel, Manganese, Cobolt liquid, gel or dry polymer polyolefin
LFP

Graphite & Hard Carbon

LiC6→Li++e−+C6

Lithium, Iron, Phosphate

FePO4+Li++e−→LiFePO4
liquid, gel or dry polymer

polyolefin

LiFePO4+6C→LiC6+FePO4
LTO Graphite & Hard Carbon Lithium, Titanium, Oxide liquid, gel or dry polymer

polyolefin

The polyethylene or polypropylene (PE/PP) based separator used at temperatures above 135–165 ◦C.

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