Patent Application
20170338513
The application is based on, and claims priority from, Taiwan Application Serial Number 105141738, filed on Dec. 16, 2016, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The technical field relates to an energy storage device and a method for fabricating the same, and in particular to a metal-ion battery and a method for fabricating the same.
Aluminum is the most abundant metal on earth, and electronic devices made of aluminum have the advantage of costing little. An aluminum-based redox couple, which involves three electron transfers during electrochemical charge/discharge reactions, provides relatively high storage capacity. Additionally, because of its lower reactivity and flammability, such an aluminum-ion battery might offer significant safety improvements.
However, conditional metal-ion batteries exhibit low discharge voltage, low storage capacity, and ill-defined discharge voltage plateaus. Therefore, there is a need to develop a novel battery for solving the above problems.
According to embodiments of the disclosure, the disclosure provides an energy storage device, such as metal-ion battery. The metal-ion battery includes a electrode; a separator; a negative electrode, wherein the positive electrode is separated from the negative electrode by the separator; and an electrolyte, disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The electrolyte includes ionic liquid, aluminum halide, and metal halide, wherein metal halide includes silver halide, copper halide, cobalt halide, ferric halide, zinc halide, indium halide, cadmium halide, nickel halide, tin halide, chromium halide, lanthanum halide, yttrium halide, titanium halide, manganese halide, molybdenum halide, or a combination thereof.
According to embodiments of the disclosure, the disclosure provides a method for fabricating the metal-ion battery. The method includes providing a positive electrode and a negative electrode; providing a separator to separate the positive electrode from the negative electrode; and providing an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The electrolyte includes ionic liquid, aluminum halide, and metal halide, wherein the metal halide includes silver halide, copper halide, cobalt halide, ferric halide, zinc halide, indium halide, cadmium halide, nickel halide, tin halide, chromium halide, lanthanum halide, yttrium halide, titanium halide, manganese halide, molybdenum halide, or a combination thereof.
A detailed description is given in the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the following detailed description, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. It will be apparent, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown schematically in order to simplify the drawing.
The disclosure provides a metal-ion battery. According to embodiments of the disclosure, the electrolyte of the metal-ion battery includes aluminum halide and metal halide which is able to serve as Lewis acid. Therefore, during the charging and discharging of the metal-ion battery, the metal halide can be formed a halometallate, which includes a halometallate anion having an ion size distinct from the ion size of haloaluminate anion, resulting in that the ionic liquid is reversible in intercalation-deintercalation process. In addition, according to some embodiments of the disclosure, the halometallate anion can have a tetrahedral configuration (identical to the haloaluminate anion) and have a smaller ion size than that of the haloaluminate anion. Furthermore, the halometallate anion can have a trigonal configuration according to embodiments of the disclosure. Therefore, the haloaluminate may be more apt to intercalate into the active material (such as a graphite), or force the haloaluminate to intercalate into the active material, thereby enhancing the discharging voltage and the total capacity of the metal-ion battery.
According to embodiments of the disclosure, the positive electrode 10 can include a current-collecting layer 11 and an active material 13 disposed on the current-collecting layer 11. According to embodiments of the disclosure, the positive electrode 10 can consist of the current-collecting layer 11 and active material 13. According to embodiments of the disclosure, the current-collecting layer 11 can be a conductive carbon substrate, such as carbon cloth, carbon felt, or carbon paper. For example, the conductive carbon substrate can have a sheet resistance from about 1 mΩ·cm2 to 6 mΩ·cm2 and a carbon content of greater than 65 wt %. The active material 13 can include a layered active layer or an agglomeration of the layered active layer. According to embodiments of the disclosure, the active material 13 can be an intercalated carbon material, such as graphite (including natural graphite, artificial graphite, mesophase carbon microbead, pyrolytic graphite, foamed graphite, flake graphite, or expanded graphite), graphene, carbon nanotube or a combination thereof. According to embodiments of the disclosure, the active material 13 can be layered double hydroxide, layered oxide, layered chalcogenide or a combination thereof. The active layer 13 can have a porosity between about 0.05 and 0.95, such as between about 0.3 and 0.9. The active material 13 can grow directly on the current-collecting layer 11 (i.e. there is no other layer between the active layer and the current-collecting layer). Furthermore, the active material 13 can be affixed to the current-collecting layer 11 via an adhesive.
According to embodiments of the disclosure, the material of the separator 14 be glass fiber, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), nonwoven fabric, wood fiber, polyether sulfones (PES), ceramic fiber or a combination thereof.
According to embodiments of the disclosure, the negative electrode 12 can be a metal or an alloy of the metal, a current-collecting layer, or a combination thereof. For example, the negative electrode 12 can consist of the metal or the alloy of the metal. In addition, the negative electrode 12 can also be current-collecting layer. Furthermore, the negative electrode 12 can consist of the current-collecting layer and the metal or the alloy of the metal (disposed on the current-collecting layer). The negative electrode can include silver, copper, iron, cobalt, aluminum, zinc, indium, cadmium, nickel, tin, chromium, lanthanum, yttrium, titanium, manganese, tungsten, tantalum, molybdenum or an alloy thereof. In order to increase the total capacity of the metal-ion battery and suppress the thermal runaway of the metal-ion battery during charging and discharging, the negative electrode is not alkali metal (such as Li) or alkaline earth metal. The current-collecting layer can be conductive carbon substrate, such as carbon cloth, carbon felt, or carbon paper. For example, the conductive carbon substrate can have a sheet resistance from about 1 mΩ·cm2 to 6 mΩ·cm2 and a carbon content of greater than 65 wt %.
According to embodiments of the disclosure, the electrolyte 20 can include an ionic liquid, aluminum halide, and metal halide. The molar ratio of the total mole of the metal halide and the aluminum halide to the ionic liquid can be at least about 1.1 or at least about 1.2, such as between about 1.1 and 2.1, about 1.1, about 1.3, about 1.5, or about 1.8. When the molar ratio of the total mole of the metal halide and the aluminum halide to the ionic liquid is less than 1.1, the electrolyte would be Lewis-neutral, resulting in reducing the amount of active ingredient for intercalation and going against the intercalation. When the molar ratio of the total mole of the metal halide and the aluminum halide to the ionic liquid is greater than 2.1, the metal halide and aluminum are difficult to dissolve in ionic liquid to obtain a miscible fluid. The ionic liquid can have a melting point less than 100° C. For example, the ionic liquid can be a room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL). According to embodiments of the disclosure, the ionic liquid can include urea, N-methylurea, choline chloride, ethylchlorine chloride, alkali halide, dimethyl sulfoxide, methylsulfonylmethane, alkylimidazolium salt, alkylpyridinium salt, alkylfluoropyrazolium salt, alkyltriazolium salt, aralkylammonium salt, alkylalkoxyammonium salt, aralkylphosphonium salt, aralkylsulfonium salt, or a combination thereof. According to embodiments of the disclosure, the electrolyte can further include an additive to increase electrical conductivity and lower the viscosity.
The metal halide can include a metal fluoride, metal chloride, or metal bromide serving as Lewis acid, in order to provide a reversible electrolyte system. In addition, in order to increase the total capacity of the metal-ion battery and suppress the thermal runaway of the metal-ion battery during charging and discharging, the metal halide is not alkaline halide or alkaline earth halide. The metal halide can include silver halide (such as silver fluoride, silver chloride, or silver bromide), copper halide (such as copper fluoride, copper chloride, or copper bromide), iron halide (such as iron fluoride, iron chloride, or iron bromide), cobalt halide (such as cobalt fluoride, cobalt chloride, or cobalt bromide), zinc halide (such as zinc fluoride, zinc chloride, or zinc bromide), indium halide (such as indium fluoride, indium chloride, or indium bromide), cadmium halide (such as cadmium fluoride, cadmium chloride, or cadmium bromide), nickel halide (such as nickel fluoride, nickel chloride, or nickel bromide), tin halide (such as tin fluoride, tin chloride, or tin bromide), chromium halide (such as chromium fluoride, chromium chloride, or chromium bromide), lanthanum halide (such as lanthanum fluoride, lanthanum chloride, or lanthanum bromide), yttrium halide (such as yttrium fluoride, silver chloride, or yttrium bromide), titanium halide (such as titanium fluoride, chloride, or titanium bromide), manganese halide (such as manganese fluoride, manganese chloride, or manganese bromide), molybdenum halide (such as molybdenum fluoride, molybdenum chloride, or molybdenum bromide), or a combination thereof. Herein, the metal halide of the disclosure can include at least one metal halide with various valences. For example, copper chloride of the disclosure can be CuCl, CuCl2, or a combination thereof; iron chloride can be FeCl2, FeCl3, or a combination thereof; cobalt chloride can be CoCl3, CoCl2, or a combination thereof; chromium chloride can be CrCl2, CrCl3, or a combination thereof; zinc chloride can be ZnCl2, ZnCl4, or a combination thereof; tin chloride can be SnCl2, SnCl4, or a combination thereof; and, manganese chloride can be MnCl2, MnCl3, or a combination thereof. According to embodiments of the disclosure, the metal halide of the disclosure cannot include aluminum halide. As the result, during the charging and discharging of the metal-ion battery, the metal halide can be formed a halometallate, which includes a halometallate anion having an ion size distinct from the ion size of haloaluminate anion.
The electrolyte of the disclosure can include aluminum halide (such as aluminum fluoride, aluminum chloride, or aluminum bromide) in order to form at least two various halometallates (one of the various halometallates is haloaluminate) in the electrolyte, during the charging and discharging of the metal-ion battery. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, the molar ratio of the metal halide to the aluminum halide is from 1:100 to 1:1. When the molar ratio of the metal halide to the aluminum halide is too low, the capacity generated by the intercalation of the metal halide is insufficient, and the metal-ion battery maintains conventional intercalation of aluminum halide. When the molar ratio of the metal halide to the aluminum halide is too high, the metal halide and aluminum halide are difficult to dissolve in ionic liquid to obtain a miscible fluid, resulting in precipitate formation. the discharge platform formed by intercalating the metal halide of the disclosure into the active material (such as a graphite) is less than the discharge platform (about 1.8V) formed by intercalating the aluminum chloride into the active material, the metal halide of the disclosure is more apt to intercalate into the graphite electrode than the aluminum chloride during the charging and discharging of the metal-ion battery. It should be noted that the metal employed by the negative electrode can be the same as or different from the metal of the metal halide.
According to some embodiments of the disclosure, when the metal halide of the disclosure is copper halide, iron halide, cobalt halide, chromium halide, zinc halide, tin halide, or manganese halide (such as copper chloride, cobalt chloride, iron chloride, chromium chloride, zinc chloride, tin chloride, or manganese chloride), a halometallate (such as chlorometallate) having a bivalent metal is formed during the charging and discharging of the metal-ion battery. Due to the trigonal configuration of the halometallate having a bivalent metal, the haloaluminate may be more apt to intercalate into the active material (such as a graphite), or force the haloaluminate to intercalate into the active material, thereby enhancing the discharging voltage and the total capacity of the metal-ion battery. On the other hand, according to some embodiments of the disclosure, when the metal halide of the disclosure is FeCl2, the anion of the halometallate (such as FeCl3−) derived from FeCl2 can be formed after charging and discharging of the metal-ion battery, wherein the ion size of FeCl3− (1.68 Å, i.e. the height of the trigonal configuration) is less than the ion size (5.28 Å) of the anion of the haloaluminate. As a result, the metal halide having a relatively small size may be more apt to intercalate into the active material (such as a graphite), or force the haloaluminate to intercalate into the active material, thereby enhancing the discharging voltage and the total capacity of the metal-ion battery. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, ion size of the anion of the halometallate derived from the metal chloride of the disclosure after charging and discharging of the metal-ion battery can be less than about 5.20 Å.
According to embodiments of the disclosure, the disclosure also provides a method for fabricating the aforementioned metal-ion battery. The method can include providing a positive electrode and a negative electrode; providing a separator to separate the positive electrode from the negative electrode; and, providing an electrolyte disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the electrolyte can include the ionic liquid, aluminum halide, and metal halide of the disclosure, wherein the metal halide can be silver halide, copper halide, cobalt halide, ferric halide, zinc halide, indium halide, cadmium halide, nickel halide, tin halide, chromium halide, lanthanum halide, yttrium halide, titanium halide, manganese halide, molybdenum halide, or a combination thereof.
According to embodiments of the disclosure, the positive electrode can be made of a pre-intercalated material prepared by electrochemical process or vapor phase intercalation.
According to some embodiments of the disclosure, when the electrolyte includes the ionic liquid, metal halide, and aluminum halide, the metal halide and aluminum halide can add into the ionic liquid at the same time to obtain the electrolyte. Next, the electrolyte can be disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.
According to some embodiments of the disclosure, when the electrolyte includes the ionic liquid, metal halide, and aluminum halide, a part of the ionic liquid can be mixed with the metal halide in advance, and the result can be disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. Next, a bias voltage can be applied between positive electrode and the negative electrode, and then the metal halide reacts with the ionic liquid to form a halometallate. The halometallate can intercalate into the positive electrode. After applying the bias, the residual ionic liquid can be mixed with the aluminum halide, and the result can be disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. Herein, the halometallate derived from the metal halide intercalates into the active material to obtain the pre-intercalated material as the positive electrode. The pre-intercalated material can facilitate the haloaluminate derived from the aluminum halide to more easily intercalate into the active material, thereby enhancing the discharging voltage and the total capacity of the metal-ion battery.
According to other embodiments of the disclosure, when the electrolyte include the ionic liquid, metal halide, and aluminum halide, a part of the ionic liquid can be mixed with the aluminum halide in advance, and the result can be disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. Next, a bias voltage can be applied between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and then the aluminum halide reacts with the ionic liquid to form a haloaluminate. The haloaluminate can intercalate into the positive electrode. After applying the bias, the residual ionic liquid can be mixed with the metal halide, and the result can be disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. Herein, the haloaluminate derived from the aluminum halide intercalates into the active material to obtain the pre-intercalated material as the positive electrode. The pre-intercalated material can facilitate the halometallate derived from the metal halide to more easily intercalate into the active material, thereby enhancing the discharging voltage and the total capacity of the metal-ion battery.
According to embodiments of the disclosure, the method for preparing the pre-intercalated material can include heating the metal halide to produce a metal halide gas; and subjecting the positive electrode to a pre-intercalation by means of the metal gas.
According to embodiments of the disclosure, the method for preparing the pre-intercalated material can include heating the aluminum halide to produce an aluminum halide gas; and subjecting the positive electrode to a pre-intercalation by means of the aluminum halide gas.
Below, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so as to be easily realized by a person having ordinary knowledge in the art. The inventive concept may be embodied in various forms without being limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Descriptions of well-known parts are omitted for clarity, and like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.
An aluminum foil (with a thickness of 0.025 mm) was cut to obtain an aluminum electrode. Next, a separator (two layers with trade No. Whatman GFA) was provided. Next, a graphite electrode (including an active layer disposed on a current-collecting substrate, wherein the current-collecting substrate was carbon fiber paper, and the active layer was expanded graphite (53 mg)) was provided. Next, the aluminum electrode (serving as the negative electrode), the separator, and the graphite electrode (serving as the positive electrode) were placed in sequence and sealed within an aluminum plastic pouch. Next, an electrolyte (including aluminum chloride (AlCl3), ferrous chloride (FeCl2), and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIm]Cl), wherein the molar ratio of FeCl2 to AlCl3 was about 1:13, and the molar ratio of AlCl3 and FeCl2 to [EMIm]Cl was about 1.4:1) was injected into the aluminum plastic pouch, obtaining metal-ion battery (1).
Next, the metal-ion battery (1) of Example 1 was charged (to about 2.6V) and discharged (to about 0.3V) at a current density of about 1000 mA/g by a NEWARE battery analyzer to analyze the performance thereof. The maximum specific capacity of the metal-ion battery (1) is about 159 mAh/g, as shown in Table 1.
Reproducibility
An aluminum foil (with a thickness of 0.025 mm) was cut to obtain an aluminum electrode. Next, a separator (two layers with trade No. Whatman GFA) was provided. Next, a graphite electrode (including an active layer disposed on a current-collecting substrate, wherein the current-collecting substrate was carbon fiber paper, and the active layer was expanded graphite (57 mg)) was provided. Next, the aluminum electrode (serving as the negative electrode), the separator, and the graphite electrode (serving as the positive electrode) were placed in sequence and sealed within an aluminum plastic pouch. Next, an electrolyte (including aluminum chloride (AlCl3), ferrous chloride (FeCl2), and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIm]Cl), wherein the molar ratio of FeCl2 to AlCl3 was about 1:13, and the molar ratio of AlCl3 and FeCl2 [EMIm]Cl was about 1.4:1) was injected into the aluminum plastic pouch, obtaining the metal-ion battery (2).
Next, the metal-ion battery (2) of Example 2 was charged (to about 2.6V) and discharged (to about 0.3V) at a current density of about 1000 mA/g by a NEWARE battery analyzer to analyze the performance thereof. The maximum specific capacity of the metal-ion battery (2) is about 173.3 mAh/g, as shown in Table 1 and
Example 3 was performed in the same manner as Example 1 except that the molar ratio of FeCl2 to AlCl3 was reduced from 1:13 to 1:27 and the amount of expanded graphite was reduced from 53 mg to 42 mg. Thus, the metal-ion battery (3) was obtained.
Next, the metal-ion battery (3) of Example 3 was charged (to about 2.6V) and discharged (to about 0.3V) at a current density of about 1000 mA/g by a NEWARE battery analyzer to analyze the performance thereof. The maximum specific capacity of the metal-ion battery (3) is about 176mAh/g, as shown in Table 1 and
Example 4 was performed in the same manner as Example 1 except that the molar ratio of FeCl2 to AlCl3 was increased from 1:13 to 3:11 and the amount of expanded graphite was increased from 57 mg to 63 mg. Thus, the metal-ion battery (4) was obtained.
Next, the metal-ion battery (4) of Example 4 was charged (to about 2.8V) and discharged (to about 0.3V) at a current density of about 1000 mA/g by a NEWARE battery analyzer to analyze the performance thereof. The maximum specific capacity of the metal-ion battery (4) is about 169 mAh/g, as shown in Table 1 and
An aluminum foil (with a thickness of 0.025 mm) was cut to obtain an aluminum electrode. Next, a separator (two layers with trade No. Whatman GFA) was provided. Next, a graphite electrode (including an active layer disposed on a current-collecting substrate, wherein the current-collecting substrate was carbon fiber paper, and the active layer was expanded graphite (59 mg)) was provided. Next, the aluminum electrode (serving as the negative electrode), the separator, and the graphite electrode (serving as the positive electrode) were placed in sequence and sealed within an aluminum plastic pouch. Next, an electrolyte (including aluminum chloride (AlCl3) and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIm]Cl), wherein the molar ratio of AlCl3 to [EMIm]Cl was about 1.4:1) was injected into the aluminum plastic pouch, obtaining the metal-ion battery (5).
Next, the metal-ion battery (5) of Comparative Example 1 was charged (to about 2.45V) and discharged (to about 1.5V) at a current density of about 1000 mA/g by a NEWARE battery analyzer to analyze the performance thereof. The maximum specific capacity of the metal-ion battery (5) is about 72.1 mAh/g, as shown in Table 1 and
As shown in Table 1, in comparison with the metal-ion battery (5) (the electrolyte of metal-ion battery (5) consisting of aluminum chloride and [EMIm]Cl), the maximum specific capacity of the metal-ion battery (2) is about 2.4 times higher than that of the metal-ion battery (5) and the charging/discharging platforms of the metal-ion battery (2) are increased, since the electrolyte of the metal-ion battery (2) includes both AlCl3 and FeCl2.
An aluminum foil (with a thickness of 0.025 mm) was cut to obtain an aluminum electrode. Next, a separator (two layers with trade No. Whatman GFA) was provided. Next, a graphite electrode (including an active layer disposed on a current-collecting substrate, wherein the current-collecting substrate was carbon fiber paper, and the active layer was expanded graphite (77 mg)) was provided. Next, the aluminum electrode (serving as the negative electrode), the separator, and the graphite electrode (serving as the positive electrode) were placed in sequence and sealed within an aluminum plastic pouch. Next, an electrolyte (including aluminum chloride (AlCl3), zinc chloride (ZnCl2), and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIm]Cl), wherein the molar ratio of ZnCl2 to AlCl3 was about 1:13, and the molar ratio of AlCl3 and ZnCl2 to [EMIm]Cl was about 1.4:1) was injected into the aluminum plastic pouch, obtaining the battery (6).
Next, the metal-ion battery (6) of Example 5 was charged (to about 2.7V) and discharged (to about 0.2V) at a current density of about 1000 mA/g by a NEWARE battery analyzer to analyze the performance thereof. The maximum specific capacity of the metal-ion battery (6) is about 106 mAh/g, as shown in Table 2.
An aluminum foil (with a thickness of 0.025 mm) was cut to obtain an aluminum electrode. Next, a separator (two layers with trade No. Whatman GFA) was provided. Next, a graphite electrode (including an active layer disposed on a current-collecting substrate, wherein the current-collecting substrate was carbon fiber paper, and the active layer was expanded graphite (66 mg)) was provided. Next, the aluminum electrode (serving as the negative electrode), the separator, and the graphite electrode (serving as the positive electrode) were placed in sequence and sealed within an aluminum plastic pouch. Next, an electrolyte (including aluminum chloride (AlCl3), copper chloride (CuCl2), and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIm]Cl), wherein the molar ratio of CuCl2 to AlCl3 was about 1:13, and the molar ratio of AlCl3 and CuCl2 to [EMIm]Cl was about 1.4:1) was injected into the aluminum plastic pouch, obtaining the metal-ion battery (7).
Next, the metal-ion battery (7) of Example 6 was charged (to about 2.7V) and discharged (to about 0.25V) at a current density of about 1000 mA/g by a NEWARE battery analyzer to analyze the performance thereof. The maximum specific capacity of the metal-ion battery (7) is about 112 mAh/g, as shown in Table 2.
An aluminum foil (with a thickness of 0.025 mm) was cut to obtain an aluminum electrode. Next, a separator (two layers with trade No. Whatman GFA) was provided. Next, a graphite electrode (including an active layer disposed on a current-collecting substrate, wherein the current-collecting substrate was carbon fiber paper, and the active layer was expanded graphite (66 mg)) was provided. Next, the aluminum electrode (serving as the negative electrode), the separator, and the graphite electrode (serving as the positive electrode) were placed in sequence and sealed within an aluminum plastic pouch. Next, an electrolyte (including aluminum chloride (AlCl3), manganese chloride (MnCl2), and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIm]Cl), wherein the molar ratio of MnCl2 to AlCl3 was about 1:13, and the molar ratio of AlCl3 and MnCl2 to [EMIm]Cl was about 1.4:1) was injected into the aluminum plastic pouch, obtaining the metal-ion battery (8).
Next, the metal-ion battery (8) of Example 7 was charged (to about 2.7V) and discharged (to about 0.3V) at a current density of about 1000 mA/g by a NEWARE battery analyzer to analyze the performance thereof. The maximum specific capacity of the metal-ion battery (8) is about 162 mAh/g, as shown in Table 2 and
As shown in Table 2, in comparison with the metal-ion battery (5) (the electrolyte of metal-ion battery (5) consisting of aluminum chloride and [EMIm]Cl), the maximum specific capacity of the metal-ion batteries (6)-(8) are about 1.38-2.25 times higher than that of the metal-ion battery (5) and the charging/discharging platforms of the metal-ion batteries (6)-(8) are increased, since the electrolyte of the metal-ion batteries (6)-(8) include both AlCl3 and ZnCl2 (CuCl2 or MnCl2).
A carbon paper (with a thickness of 0.24 mm, available from CeTech Co., Ltd.) was cut to obtain a negative electrode. Next, a separator (two layers with trade No. Whatman GFA) was provided. Next, a graphite electrode (including an active layer disposed on a current-collecting substrate, wherein the current-collecting substrate was carbon fiber paper, and the active layer was expanded graphite (128 mg)) was provided. Next, the negative electrode, the separator, and the graphite electrode (serving as the electrode) were placed in sequence and sealed within an aluminum plastic pouch. Next, an electrolyte (including aluminum chloride (AlCl3), ferrous chloride (FeCl2), and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIm]Cl), wherein the molar ratio of FeCl2 to AlCl3 was about 1:13, and the molar ratio of AlCl3 and FeCl2 to [EMIm]Cl was about 1.4:1) was injected into the aluminum plastic pouch, obtaining the metal-ion battery (9).
Next, the metal-ion battery (9) of Example 8 was charged (to about 2.7V) and discharged (to about 0.2V) at a current density of about 1000 mA/g by a NEWARE battery analyzer to analyze the performance thereof. The maximum specific capacity of the metal-ion battery (9) is about 96 mAh/g, as shown in Table 3 and
A stainless steel foil (with a thickness of 0.1 mm, sold and manufactured by Nippon Steel Corporation with a trade No. YUS190) (main elements of the stainless steel foil were iron and chromium) was cut to obtain a stainless steel electrode. Next, a separator (two layers with trade No. Whatman GFA) was provided. Next, a graphite electrode (including an active layer disposed on a current-collecting substrate, wherein the current-collecting substrate was carbon fiber paper, and the active layer was expanded graphite (62 mg)) was provided. Next, the stainless steel electrode (serving as the negative electrode), the separator, and the graphite electrode (serving as the positive electrode) were placed in sequence and sealed within an aluminum plastic pouch. Next, an electrolyte (including aluminum chloride (AlCl3), ferrous chloride (FeCl2), and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIm]Cl), wherein the molar ratio of FeCl2 to AlCl3 was about 1:13, and the molar ratio of AlCl3 and FeCl2 to [EMIm]Cl was about 1.4:1) was into the aluminum plastic pouch, obtaining the metal-ion battery (10).
Next, the metal-ion battery (10) of Example 9 was charged (to about 3.3V) and discharged (to about 0.2V) at a current density of about 1000 mA/g by a NEWARE battery analyzer to analyze the performance thereof. The maximum specific capacity of the metal-ion battery (10) is about 87 mAh/g, as shown in Table 3 and
A copper foil (with a thickness of 0.025 mm, sold and manufactured by Alfa Aesar) was cut to obtain a copper electrode. Next, a separator (two layers with trade No. Whatman GFA) was provided. Next, a graphite electrode (including an active layer disposed on a current-collecting substrate, wherein the current-collecting substrate was carbon fiber paper, and the active layer was expanded graphite (66 mg)) was provided. Next, the copper electrode (serving as the negative electrode), the separator, and the graphite electrode (serving as the positive electrode) were placed in sequence and sealed within an aluminum plastic pouch. Next, an electrolyte (including aluminum chloride (AlCl3), ferrous chloride (FeCl2), and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIm]Cl), wherein the molar ratio of FeCl2 to AlCl3 was about 1:13, and the molar ratio of AlCl3 and FeCl2 to [EMIm]Cl was about 1.4:1) was injected into the aluminum plastic pouch, obtaining the metal-ion battery (11).
Next, the metal-ion battery (11) of Example 10 was charged (to about 3.3V) and discharged (to about 0.3V) at a current density of about 1000 mA/g by a NEWARE battery analyzer to analyze the performance thereof. The maximum specific of the metal-ion battery (11) is about 105 mAh/g, as shown in Table 3 and
As shown in Table 3, when replacing the aluminum electrode with carbon paper, stainless steel foil, or copper foil, the maximum specific capacity of the metal-ion batteries (9)-(11) are about 1.38-1.55 times higher than that of the metal-ion battery (5) and the charging/discharging platforms of the metal-ion batteries (9)-(11) are increased, since the electrolyte of the metal-ion batteries (9)-(11) include both AlCl3 and FeCl2.
It will be clear that various modifications and variations can be made to the disclosed methods and materials. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims and their equivalents.
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| 105141738 | Dec 2016 | TW | national |
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| 62337629 | May 2016 | US |
