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In this work, a mathematical model is reported and validated, which describes the performance of porous electrodes under low and high rates of discharge. This porous battery model can be used to provide researchers a better physical understanding relative to prior models of how cell morphology and materials affect performance due to improved accounting of how effective resistance change with morphology and materials. The increased understanding of cell resistances will enable improved design of cells for high-power applications, such as hybrid and plug-in-hybrid electric vehicles. It was found electronic and liquid-phase ionic transport resistances are strongly coupled to particle conductivity, size, and distribution of particle sizes. The accuracy of determining effective resistances was increased by accounting for how particle's size, volume fraction, and electronic conductivity affect electronic resistances and by more accurately determining how cell morphology influences effective liquid-phase transport resistances. These model additions are used to better understand the cause for decreased utilization of active materials for relatively highly loaded lithium-ion cathodes at high discharge rates. Lithium cobalt and ruthenium oxides were tested and modeled individually and together in mixed-oxide cathodes to understand how the superior material properties relative to each other can work together to reduce cell resistances while maximizing energy storage. It was found for lithium cobalt oxide, a material with low electronic conductivity, its low rate (1C) performance is dominated by local electronic resistances between particles. At high rates (5C or higher) diffusional resistance in the liquid electrolyte had the greatest influence on cell performance. It was found in the mixed-oxide system that the performance of lithium cobalt oxide was improved by decreasing its local electronic losses due to the addition of lithium ruthenium oxide, a highly conductive active material, which improved the number of electron pathways to lithium cobalt oxide thereby decreasing local electronic losses.

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In this paper, we report that various kinds of active sites on graphite surface including active hydrophilic sites markedly affect the electrochemical performance of graphite anodes for lithium ion batteries under different humidity conditions. After depositing metals such as Ag and Cu by immersing and heat-treating, these active sites on the graphite surface were removed or covered and its electrochemical performance under the high humidity conditions was markedly improved. This suggests that lithium ion batteries can be assembled under less strict conditions and that it provides a valuable direction to lower the manufacturing cost for lithium ion batteries.

In this paper, we report that various kinds of active sites on graphite surface including active hydrophilic sites markedly affect the electrochemical performance of graphite anodes for lithium ion batteries under different humidity conditions. After depositing metals such as Ag and Cu by immersing and heat-treating, these active sites on the graphite surface were removed or covered and its electrochemical performance under the high humidity conditions was markedly improved. This suggests that lithium ion batteries can be assembled under less strict conditions and that it provides a valuable direction to lower the manufacturing cost for lithium ion batteries.

The aim of this work is to describe the influence of temperature on the structure and chemical composition of electrode materials for Li-ion accumulators. Theoretical part of this thesis contains described terminology and general issues of batteries and their division. Every kind of battery is provided with a closer description of a specific battery type. A separate chapter is dedicated to lithium cells, mainly Li-ion batteries. Considering various composition of Li-ion batteries, the next subchapters deeply analyzes the most used cathode (with an emphasis on the LiFePO4, LiMn1/3Ni1/3Co1/3O2) and anode materials (with an emphasis on the Li4Ti5O12). The next chapters describe the used analytical methods: electron microscopy, energy dispersion spectroscopy and thermomechanical analysis. The practical part is devoted to the description of the individual experiments and the achieved results.

The purpose of this diploma thesis is to describe the impact of compaction pressure on the electrochemical parameters of lithium-sulfur batteries. Theoretical part of this thesis contains briefly described terminology and general issues of batteries and their division. Every kind of battery is provided with a closer description of a specific battery type. A separate chapter is dedicated to lithium cells, mainly lithium-ion batteries. Considering various composition of lithium-ion batteries, this chapter deeply analyzes mostly used active materials of electrodes, used electrolytes and separators. Considering that the electrochemical principle of Li-S and Li-O batteries is different to Li-ion batteries, these accumulators of new generation are included in individual subhead. In the experimental part of this thesis are described methods used to measure electrochemical parameters of Li-S batteries. Next chapter contains description of preparing individual electrodes and their composition. Rest of the experimental part of my thesis is dedicated to the description of individual experiments and achieved results.