Intrinsic thermodynamic and kinetic properties of Sb electrodes for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries: experiment and theory

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Vol. 1; no. 27; pp. 7985 - 7994
• Main Authors: Baggetto, Loïc, Ganesh, P., Sun, Che-Nan, Meisner, Roberta A., Zawodzinski, Thomas A., Veith, Gabriel M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2013
• Subjects: ambient temperature; antimony; batteries; carbonates; comparative study; crystallization; density functional theory; diffusivity; electrochemistry; electrodes; electrolytes; energy; ethers; lithium; mechanical properties; sodium; sodium fluoride; sodium perchlorate; thermodynamics; X-ray diffraction; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

A detailed comparative study between the electrochemical lithiation and sodiation of pure antimony (Sb), relating changes in structural, thermodynamic, kinetic and electrochemical properties has been carried out. For this purpose, a wide range of measurements using electrochemical (galvanostatic cyc...