Single Step, Electrochemical Preparation of Copper-Based Positive Electrode for Lithium Primary Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. XRD Measurements
3.2. XPS Measurements
3.3. Electrochemical Measurements
3.3.1. Cyclic Voltammetry
3.3.2. Galvanostatic Discharge
4. Conclusions
5. Patents
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Deposited Layer Phase Composition (%) | Crystal Size of Individual Compounds (Å) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cu(OH)2 | Cu2O | CuO | Cu(OH)2 | Cu2O | CuO | |
A | 91 | 9 | - | 522 | 233 | - |
B | - | 13 | 87 | - | 167 | 81 |
C | - | 99 | 1 | - | 232 | bdl |
Sample | Atomic Concentration (%) | O/Cu Ratio | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cu | O | C | Na | ||
A | 23.1 | 51.8 | 25.1 | - | 2.2 |
B | 30.1 | 43.2 | 26.7 | - | 1.4 |
C | 22.1 | 38.3 | 37.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
Sample | Binding Energy Cu 2p3/2 (eV) | % of Main Component | |
---|---|---|---|
Component 1 | Component 2 | ||
A | 934.4 | 932.6 | 88 |
B | 933.8 | - | 100 |
C | 932.3 | 934.9 | 79 |
Sample | Kinetic Energy (eV) Cu LMM | Auger Parameter (eV) | Assigned Chemistry | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Component 1 | Component 2 | Component 1 | Component 2 | ||
A | 961.4 | 1850.8 | 1849.0 | Cu(OH)2 | Cu2O |
B | 917.6 | 1851.4 | - | CuO | |
C | 916.6 | 1848.9 | 1851.5 | Cu2O | CuO |
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Ratynski, M.; Hamankiewicz, B.; Krajewski, M.; Boczar, M.; Ziolkowska, D.; Czerwinski, A. Single Step, Electrochemical Preparation of Copper-Based Positive Electrode for Lithium Primary Cells. Materials 2018, 11, 2126. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112126
Ratynski M, Hamankiewicz B, Krajewski M, Boczar M, Ziolkowska D, Czerwinski A. Single Step, Electrochemical Preparation of Copper-Based Positive Electrode for Lithium Primary Cells. Materials. 2018; 11(11):2126. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112126
Chicago/Turabian StyleRatynski, Maciej, Bartosz Hamankiewicz, Michal Krajewski, Maciej Boczar, Dominika Ziolkowska, and Andrzej Czerwinski. 2018. "Single Step, Electrochemical Preparation of Copper-Based Positive Electrode for Lithium Primary Cells" Materials 11, no. 11: 2126. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112126