Effects of partial oxidation of PMAN carbon on their performance as anodes in 1M LiPF{sub 6}/EC-DMC solutions

• Main Author: Guidotti, R. A.
• Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Sandia National Laboratories 1996
• Subjects: 25 Energy Storage; Oxidation; Anodes; 36 Materials Science; Metal-Nonmetal Batteries; Lithium Compounds; Service Life; Carbon; Experimental Data; Carbonic Acid Esters; Performance; Carbonic acid
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/486069; http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc687546/

A study was undertaken to examine the effects of partial oxidation on the electrochemical performance of carbons derived from poly(methylacrylonitrile) (PMAN)-divinylbenzene (DVB) co-polymers. Mild oxidation was examined as a possible technique to increase the reversible capacity, improve cycleability, and reduce the amount of irreversible capacity associated with the formation of the passivation layer during the first reduction. Oxidizing conditions involved treatment of the PMAN carbon prepared at 700 C with dry CO{sub 2} or with steam at 600 C for one hour. The effects on the performance in 1M LiPF{sub 6}/ethylene carbonate (EC)-dimethyl carbonate (DMC) solutions were evaluated by galvanostatic cycling tests, complex-impedance spectroscopy, and, to a more limited extent, cyclic voltammetry. Partial oxidation of PMAN carbon showed little or no overall beneficial effects in performance relative to the control.