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Nickel hexacyanoferrate nanoparticles as a low cost cathode material for lithium-ion batteries

  • Marzhana Omarova
  • , Aibolat Koishybay
  • , Nulati Yesibolati
  • , Almagul Mentbayeva
  • , Nurzhan Umirov
  • , Kairat Ismailov
  • , Desmond Adair
  • , Moulay Rachid Babaa
  • , Indira Kurmanbayeva
  • , Zhumabay Bakenov*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Potassium nickel hexacyanoferrate KNi[Fe(CN)6] (NiHCF) was synthesized by a simple co-precipitation method and investigated as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. The X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy studies revealed the formation of pure phase of agglomerated NiHCF nanoparticles of about 20-50 nm in size. The material exhibited stable cycling performance as a cathode in a lithium half-cell within a wide range of current densities, and a working potential around 3.3 V vs. Li+/Li. The lithium ion diffusion coefficient in this system was determined to be in a range of 10-9 to 10-8 cm2 s-1, which is within the values for the cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries with high rate capability. Considering promising electrochemical performance and attractive lithium-ion diffusion properties of this material along with its economical benefits and simplified preparation, NiHCF could be considered as a very promising cathode for large scale lithium-ion batteries.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)58-63
Number of pages6
JournalElectrochimica Acta
Volume184
Early online date24 Oct 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Dec 2015
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information: This research was supported by the Research Grant from Nazarbayev University, by a Subproject 157-2013 funded under the Technology Commercialization Project by the World Bank and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and by a research grant 5097/GF4 from the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan. The authors acknowledge the PI Nazarbayev Research and Innovation System (Dr. K. Baigarin, Mr. M. Moldabek, Mr. Y. Iskakov) for providing administrative support for this work. Publisher Copyright: � 2015 Elsevier Ltd.

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  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Galvanostatic Intermittent Titration Technique
  • Lithium Diffusion Coefficient
  • Lithium-ion Battery
  • Nickel Hexacyanoferrate Cathode

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