Lithium-Rich Rock Salt Type Sulfides-Selenides (Li2TiSexS3−x): High Energy Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Wet Mechanochemical Synthesis of Li2TiSexS3−x
2.2. Structural Characterizations
2.3. Electrochemical Characterizations
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Composition | Lattice Parameter a (Å) | 1st Charge Capacity (mAh·g−1) | 1st Discharge Capacity (mAh·g−1) | Average Charge Potential (V vs. Li+/Li) | Average Discharge Potential (V vs. Li+/Li) |
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Li2TiS3 | 5.0831 | 300 | 339 | 2.46 | 2.23 |
Li2TiSeS2 | 5.1729 | 179 | 310 | 2.34 | 2.06 |
Li2TiSe2S | 5.2459 | 149 | 379 | 2.24 | 1.98 |
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Celasun, Y.; Colin, J.-F.; Martinet, S.; Benayad, A.; Peralta, D. Lithium-Rich Rock Salt Type Sulfides-Selenides (Li2TiSexS3−x): High Energy Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Materials 2022, 15, 3037. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15093037
Celasun Y, Colin J-F, Martinet S, Benayad A, Peralta D. Lithium-Rich Rock Salt Type Sulfides-Selenides (Li2TiSexS3−x): High Energy Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Materials. 2022; 15(9):3037. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15093037
Chicago/Turabian StyleCelasun, Yagmur, Jean-François Colin, Sébastien Martinet, Anass Benayad, and David Peralta. 2022. "Lithium-Rich Rock Salt Type Sulfides-Selenides (Li2TiSexS3−x): High Energy Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries" Materials 15, no. 9: 3037. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15093037