Abstract
It has been discovered that lithium can be inserted into the intermetallic compound in a two‐phase reaction to yield the product . This finding has important implications for designing new intermetallic insertion electrodes (anodes) for rechargeable lithium batteries. The theoretical capacity of derived from the eta‐phase, , with a structure is for , which corresponds to a fully lithiated composition ; this capacity is close to the theoretical capacity of lithiated graphite . The reaction occurs at approximately vs. lithium metal. The best cycling efficiency is obtained when the end voltage is restricted to above the potential of lithium metal. A mechanism is proposed for the insertion of lithium into . ©1999 The Electrochemical Society
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IntermetallicLithium (medication)Materials scienceAnodeElectrochemistryElectrodeCapacity lossPhase (matter)MetalLithium metalMetallurgyPhysical chemistryChemistryAlloy
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Keith D. Kepler,
John T. Vaughey,
Michael M. Thackeray
(1999).
Li[sub x]Cu[sub 6]Sn[sub 5] (0<x<13): An Intermetallic Insertion Electrode for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries.
Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters
, 2
(7)
, 307-307.
https://doi.org/10.1149/1.1390819
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- 10.1149/1.1390819