Synchrotron-based x-ray absorption near-edge structure(XANES)spectroscopy is applied to investigate the variation of Ti valence in the discharge and charge processes of Li_(4)Ti_(5)O_(12).Through analysis of the XANES...Synchrotron-based x-ray absorption near-edge structure(XANES)spectroscopy is applied to investigate the variation of Ti valence in the discharge and charge processes of Li_(4)Ti_(5)O_(12).Through analysis of the XANES data,the average valence of Ti can be calculated,which allows quantitative determination of the ratios of Ti^(3+)/Ti^(4+) as a function of Li content in the electrodes.It is found that the ratios in the composites of Li_(4)Ti_(5)O_(12)/acetylene black(AB)-carbon are larger than those in Li_(4)Ti_(5)O_(12)/Ag/AB-carbon after the discharge to 1.1 V,indicating a larger amount of Li inserted into the former than that into the latter.This finding provides a good explanation for the fact that the Li_(4)Ti_(5)O_(12)/AB-carbon samples exhibit larger storage capacities than the Li_(4)Ti_(5)O_(12)/Ag/AB-carbon ones prepared in this work,concerning the larger Ti^(3+)/Ti^(4+) ratio and the larger amount of Li^(+) inserted in the electrode for satisfying the charge neutralization requirement.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(51532002,51402339)National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB921004)+1 种基金Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Science(XDA09010202)Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(17ZR1434600)
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 10979069,U1232111,the One-Hundred Talents Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘Synchrotron-based x-ray absorption near-edge structure(XANES)spectroscopy is applied to investigate the variation of Ti valence in the discharge and charge processes of Li_(4)Ti_(5)O_(12).Through analysis of the XANES data,the average valence of Ti can be calculated,which allows quantitative determination of the ratios of Ti^(3+)/Ti^(4+) as a function of Li content in the electrodes.It is found that the ratios in the composites of Li_(4)Ti_(5)O_(12)/acetylene black(AB)-carbon are larger than those in Li_(4)Ti_(5)O_(12)/Ag/AB-carbon after the discharge to 1.1 V,indicating a larger amount of Li inserted into the former than that into the latter.This finding provides a good explanation for the fact that the Li_(4)Ti_(5)O_(12)/AB-carbon samples exhibit larger storage capacities than the Li_(4)Ti_(5)O_(12)/Ag/AB-carbon ones prepared in this work,concerning the larger Ti^(3+)/Ti^(4+) ratio and the larger amount of Li^(+) inserted in the electrode for satisfying the charge neutralization requirement.
