Fabrication of mesophase pitch carbon thin film electrodes and the effect of heat treatment on electrochemical lithium insertion and extraction

Autor: Seo Jae Lee, Isamu Uchida, Matsuhiko Nishizawa
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Electrochimica Acta. 44:2379-2383
ISSN: 0013-4686
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-4686(98)00373-9
Popis: Mesophase pitch carbon (MPC) is one of the possible carbonaceous materials as an anode for rechargeable lithium ion batteries. The MPC thin film electrodes were fabricated by modifying reticulated-nickel substrates with a quinoline-soluble part of MPC. We have studied the electrochemical insertion/extraction properties of lithium ion into/from the MPC-based carbon, focusing on the effects of heat-treatment temperature (700–1000°C). Potential excursion experiments show that there are two different mechanisms for extraction of lithium ions; one can be attributed to deintercalation from a graphitized part and the other to extraction from the ungraphitized part of the carbon film.
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