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| Sl. No. |
Type of Battery |
Anode (-) |
Cathode (+) |
Electrolyte |
Separator |
Anode |
Cathode |
Complete Reaction |
Applications |
| 1 |
Lithium Cobalt Oxide - LCO |
Graphite |
LiCoO2 |
(LiPF6, LiBF4, or LiClO4) and ether |
Polyolefine |
LiC6 → C6 + Li+ + e- |
CoO2 + Li+ + e- → LiCoO2 |
LiC6 + CoO2 ⇄ C6 + LiCoO2 |
Mobile Phones, Tablets, Cameras, Laptops |
| 2 |
Lithium Manganese Oxide - LMO |
Graphite |
LiMn2O4 |
(LiPF6, LiBF4, or LiClO4) and ether |
Polyolefine |
LiC6 → C6 + Li+ + e- |
Li(1-x)Mn2O4 + xLi + e- → LiMnO2 |
LiC6 + Mn2O4 ⇄ C6 + LiMnO2 |
Power tools, medical devices, electric powertrains |
| 3 |
Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminium Oxide - NCA |
Graphite |
LiNiCoAlO2 |
(LiPF6, LiBF4, or LiClO4) and ether |
Polyolefine |
LiC6 → C6 + Li+ + e- |
Li(1-x)MO2 + xLi + e- → LiMO2 |
Li(1-x)MO2 + LiC6 ⇄ Li(1-x)MO2 + C6 |
Medical devices, industrial, electric powertrain (Tesla) |
| 4 |
Lithium Iron Phospate - LFP |
Graphite |
LiFePO4 |
(LiPF6, LiBF4, or LiClO4) and ether |
Polyolefine |
LiC6 → C6 + Li+ + e- |
FePO4 +Li → LiFePO4 |
LiC6 + FePO4 ⇄ C6 + LiFePO4 |
Portable and stationary needing high load currents and endurance |
| 5 |
Lithium Titanium Oxide - LTO |
Graphite/Lithium Titanate |
Li2TiO3 |
(LiPF6, LiBF4, or LiClO4) and ether |
Polyolefine |
Li7Ti5O12 → Li4Ti5O12 + 3Li+ + 3e- |
CoO2 + Li+ + e- → LiCoO2 |
Li4Ti5O12 + CoO2 ⇄ Li7Ti5O12 + 6Li0.5CoO2 |
UPS, electric powertrain, Solar powered lighting for streets |
| 6 |
Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt - NMC |
Graphite |
LiNiMnCoO2 |
(LiPF6, LiBF4, or LiClO4) and ether |
Polyolefine |
LiC6 → C6 + Li+ + e- |
Li(1-x)MO2 + xLi + e- → LiMO2 |
Li(1-x)MO2 + LiC6 ⇄ Li(1-x)MO2 + C6 |
E-bikes, Medical Devices, Evs, Industrial |