Sulfur is a promising cathode material with a high theoretical capacity of 1672 mAh g-1, however, the practical energy density of Li-S battery is far away from such promising due to its low active material utilization and low sulfur loading. Moreover, the challenges of the low electrical conductivity of sulfur and the high solubility of polysulfide intermediates still hinder its practical appli...

A highly crystalline LiCoPO4/C cathode material has been synthesized without noticeable impurities via a single step solid-state reaction using CoHPO4·xH2O nanoplate as a precursor obtained by a simple precipitation route. The LiCoPO4/C cathode delivered a specific capacity of 125 mAhg(-1) at a charge/discharge rate of C/10. The nanoplate precursor and final LiCoPO4/C cathode have been characte...

Homogeneous lithium-rich layered-spinel 0.5Li2MnO3·0.5LiMn1/3Ni1/3Co1/3O2 microspheres (~1 μm) are successfully prepared by a solvothermal method and subsequent high-temperature calcinations process. The effects of temperature on the structure and performance of the as-prepared cathode material are systemically studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission...

Electrochemical properties of various rock-shaped-CuO/graphite (G) composites and monoclinic structure CuO nanoparticles as the cathode versus a zinc plate as the anode in a 4M NaOH electrolyte were elucidated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and chronopotentiometry (CP) in a two electrode configuration cell. Various values of G 9, 16 and 28 wt% were prepared and studied as catho...

Rechargeable batteries with high energy and power density are in great demand as energy sources for various purposes; e.g., portable telecommunication, computer equipment, hybrid electric vehicles, etc. Lithiumion batteries are the most promising candidates to fulfill such needs due to their intrinsic high discharge voltage and relatively light weight. The current commercial lithium-ion battery...

The atmospheric pressure carbon arc in inert gases is an important method for the production of nanomaterials [1]. Typical nanosynthesis arcs operate in a dc mode between a graphite anode, which is consumed, and a cathode which can be made from either graphite or a lower melting point material [2]. In spite of many studies, the basic physical processes in this discharge such as cathode electron...

Tubular cathodes provide a method to obtain high surface areas for scaling up microbial fuel cells (MFCs), but the importance of the cathode shape is not known. We therefore examined power production using cathodes in various configurations (tubes or flat). The MFC with a single internal carbon cloth tube cathode (71 W/m(3)) produced more power than previously obtained with an ultrafiltration m...

Unveiling the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of Na x Fe(SO 4) 2 (x = 0–2): toward a high-capacity and low-cost cathode material New kinds of eldfellite materials are discovered to obtain higher capacity by ab initio quantum mechanical calculations. Moreover, the phase stability, electrochemical properties and ionic diff usion are also investigated to unveil the thermodynamic and kinetic p...

After a first suggestion of the use of lithium transition-metal oxides in the cathode of lithium-ion battery (LIB) [1], many researchers have investigated to improve its performance such as higher-energy density, longer-life, and lower-cost. For the systematic, effective development, various transition-metals for the cathode active material have been investigated and chemical state characteriza...

Background Potentiostatically charged Hybrid capacitors age predictably by a mechanism involving electrochemical reactions that reduce the efficiency of the cathode and consume electrolyte. One of these reactions results in the formation of hydrogen at the cathode which reacts irreversibly with the tantalum foil substrate. The material formed is much less conductive than the original. The conse...