The preparation method of a kind of lithium titanate and graphene combination electrode material
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of lithium titanate
withthe preparation method of graphene composite material, preparation method and the combination electrode material of the compound electrode material of especially a kind of sheet lithium titanate and Graphene.
Background technology
Energy and environment problem is day by day serious, and the development and use of clean energy resource is extremely urgent, and development electric motor car is the inexorable trend of future development.The large-scale application of the green energy resources such as wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, has higher requirement to energy storage device, particularly the useful life to energy-storage battery.
Various electronic equipments and electric automobile, hybrid vehicle fast development, proposed harsher requirement to the lithium ion battery that energy is provided for it, particularly its power-performance.Now widely used carbon negative pole material, due to hypopotenia, is easy to electrolyte and reacts, and makes battery system fail safe poor; In addition, carbon negative pole material power-performance is poor, can not solve its fast charging and discharging problem, therefore can not meet the instructions for use of electric motor car.
The major obstacle that lithium-ion-power cell is applied to electric automobile is fail safe, energy density, power density and the high power charge-discharge performance of battery, and the key factor that restricts above-mentioned performance is the electrode material that battery uses.The lithium-ion-power cell of studying is at present conventionally taking LiFePO4, nickel-cobalt-manganese ternary material, LiMn2O4 as positive electrode, material with carbon element is negative material, although the security performance of above-mentioned three kinds of positive electrodes itself is better, but embedding lithium carbon negative pole material in the time that battery abnormal condition is used can with electrolyte generation vigorous reaction, emit a large amount of heat and imflammable gas, cause battery failure, even blast.The safety issue of the large-capacity high-power type lithium-ion-power cell that is negative pole with material with carbon element is never effectively solved, seriously restrict its application on electric automobile, having become the fundamental issue of its industrialized development of puzzlement so how to solve the safety issue of lithium-ion-power cell, is also the key issue that hinders electric vehicle industrialization.
The key that solves security of lithium-ion-power cell problem is with safer, less with the electrolyte reactivity alternative carbon negative pole material of negative material.Lithium titanate (Li
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Prepare nanometer particle size Li
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12particle, complex process, cost is higher, is unfavorable for industrialization;
With the Li of template synthesis porous or hollow structure
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12, can effectively improve electric conductivity and the high-rate charge-discharge capability of material;
By doped with metal elements and the coated Li that improves of carbon
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12the power-performance of electrode material is current the most frequently used method.
Preparation of industrialization Li at present
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12the main method adopting is high temperature solid-state method, and synthetic method is by TiO
2(be mainly Li with lithium source
2cO
3, LiOH and LiNO
3) fully mix, high temperature sintering obtains product.Although solid-phase synthesis technique is simple, cost is low, most products is micron order, and distribution of particles inequality, and high rate capability is poor.
At present, improve Li
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12mutually compound with material with carbon elements such as Graphene, carbon nano-tube, carbon nanocoils, these methods can improve its high rate performance well, but due to Li wherein
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Summary of the invention
The present invention aims to provide synthetic method and the combination electrode material of a kind of lithium titanate and graphene combination electrode material, and Graphene used is the Graphene that this laboratory oneself preparation or market are bought, the Li that this method is synthetic
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12for nano-sheet structure, can contact more fully the feature such as high as power battery cathode material specific capacity, high-rate charge-discharge capability good, efficiency for charge-discharge is high, good cycle, fail safe are good with the Graphene that is all laminated structure.
Lithium titanate of the present invention and graphene combination electrode material preparation method's detailed content is as follows:
(1) be, 0.1 ~ 1:1 according to the mol ratio of surfactant and lithium ion, the mol ratio of template and lithium ion is 0.05 ~ 0.5:1, the surfactant, template and the lithium compound that take respective quality are dissolved in deionized water under the condition stirring, stir 0.5 ~ 5h, the stabilizing solution A that to make containing lithium concentration be 0.1 ~ 5mol/L;
(2), under Ultrasonic Conditions, be 1 ~ 30: 100 ratio according to the mass ratio of Graphene in end-product and lithium titanate, in the graphene solution that is 0.1 ~ 0.5g/L to concentration, add titanium compound, ultrasonic 15 ~ 30min, stir 1 ~ 3h, make the solution B that titaniferous concentration is 0.1 ~ 5mol/L;
(3), under ultrasound field effect, solution A is joined in solution B, stir 5 ~ 60min, then to add with product lithium titanate mol ratio be 0.05 ~ 0.5: 1 adhesive, obtain solution C;
(4), gained solution C is moved in polytetrafluoroethylene reactor, put into baking oven, at 140 ~ 200 DEG C, react 12 ~ 72h;
(5), gained solution is carried out to suction filtration, washing, dry, finally under argon gas atmosphere in 500 ~ 800 DEG C of sintering 2 ~ 24h, obtain end-product after cooling.
Wherein, the preferred softex kw of surfactant (CTAB) using, or hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAL), or lauryl sodium sulfate, or two or more combination arbitrarily between them.
Preferred urea (the CON of template using
2h
4), or block polymer P123, or ethylenediamine, or two or more combination arbitrarily between them.
The preferred lithium hydroxide of lithium compound using, or lithium carbonate, or lithia, or lithium acetate, or lithium oxalate, or lithium chloride, or adopt in them the mixture of two or more compositions arbitrarily.
Described titanium compound is selected at least one in butyl titanate, titanyl sulfate, titanium tetrachloride, Titanium Nitrate, tetraethyl titanate, tetraisopropyl titanate and metatitanic acid methyl esters.
Described binding agent is selected at least one in hydrazine hydrate, glycinol and N methyl pyrrolidone three.
The lithium titanate and the graphene combination electrode material that adopt said method to prepare, is characterized in that: the lithium titanate in this combination electrode material is nano-sheet lithium titanate, the mass ratio of Graphene and lithium titanate is 1 ~ 30: 100.
The lithium titanate of preparation method's synthesized of the present invention and graphene combination electrode material make full use of with the compact feature of dimension structural material, utilize prepared nano-sheet lithium titanate, fully mix and contact with the Graphene that is all sheet, have greatly improved Li simultaneously
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This method has the advantages that synthesis technique is simple, cost is low, and preparation process is easily controlled.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the Li making in embodiment 1 and embodiment 2
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Fig. 2 is the Li that embodiment 1 makes
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Fig. 3 is the shape appearance figure of lithium titanate/Graphene combination product of making of embodiment 2;
Fig. 4 is the Li that embodiment 1 and embodiment 2 make
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Embodiment
embodiment 1
(1), weigh 2.00g softex kw (CTAB), 0.32g urea (CON
2h
4) and 0.96g lithium hydroxide (LiOH.H
2o) be dissolved in 60ml deionized water, stir 1h, make the stabilizing solution A that is about 0.4mol/L containing lithium concentration.
(2), under the state of ultrasonic processing, in 30ml deionized water, add 4.08ml butyl titanate, ultrasonic 15min, stirs 1h, the solution B that to make containing titanium ion concentration be 0.4mol/L.
(3), under ultrasound field effect, solution A is joined in solution B, stir 5 min, then add 5ml hydrazine hydrate, obtain solution C.
(4), gained solution C is moved in polytetrafluoroethylene reactor, put into baking oven, at 180 DEG C, react 48h.
(5), gained solution is carried out to suction filtration, washing, dry, finally under argon gas atmosphere in 600 DEG C of sintering 6h, obtain lithium titanate product after cooling, its shape appearance figure is shown in Fig. 2.
Gained sheet lithium titanate and metal lithium sheet are done to the performance that electrode forms battery test battery.With reference to Fig. 4,10C charging and discharging capacity exceedes 110mAh/g, and 50C charging and discharging capacity reaches 90 mAh/g, and 100C charging and discharging capacity reaches 75mAh/g.
embodiment 2
(1), weighing 2,00g softex kw (CTAB), 0.32g urea (CON
2h
4) and 0.96g lithium hydroxide (LiOH.H
2o) be dissolved in 60ml deionized water, stir 1h, make the stabilizing solution A that is about 0.4mol/L containing lithium concentration.
(2), under the state of ultrasonic processing, be the graphene solution of 0.3g/L to adding 7ml concentration in 23ml deionized water, then add 4.08ml butyl titanate, ultrasonic 15min, stirs 1h, the solution B that to make containing titanium ion concentration be 0.4mol/L.
(3), under ultrasound field effect, solution A is joined in solution B, stir 5 min, then add 5ml hydrazine hydrate, obtain solution C.
(4), gained solution C is moved in polytetrafluoroethylene reactor, put into baking oven, at 180 DEG C, react 48h.
(5), gained solution is carried out to suction filtration, washing, dry, finally under argon gas atmosphere in 600 DEG C of sintering 6h, obtain the combination product of lithium titanate and Graphene after cooling, its shape appearance figure is shown in Fig. 3.
Gained sheet lithium titanate/graphene composite material and metal lithium sheet are done to the performance that electrode forms battery test battery.With reference to Fig. 4, the reversible charging and discharging capacity of 10C exceedes 125mAh/g, and 50C charging and discharging capacity reaches 100 mAh/g, and 100C charging and discharging capacity reaches 80mAh/g.
embodiment 3
(1), weighing 2,00g softex kw (CTAB), 0.32g urea (CON
2h
4) and 0.96g lithium hydroxide (LiOH.H
2o) be dissolved in 60ml deionized water, stir 1h, make the stabilizing solution A that is about 0.4mol/L containing lithium concentration.
(2), under the state of ultrasonic processing, be the graphene solution of 0.3g/L to adding 13ml concentration in 17ml deionized water, then add 4.08ml butyl titanate, ultrasonic 15min, stirs 1h, the solution B that to make containing titanium ion concentration be 0.4mol/L.
(3), under ultrasound field effect, solution A is joined in solution B, stir 5 min, then add 5ml hydrazine hydrate, obtain solution C.
(4), gained solution C is moved in polytetrafluoroethylene reactor, put into baking oven, at 180 DEG C, react 48h.
(5), gained solution is carried out to suction filtration, washing, dry, finally under argon gas atmosphere in 600 DEG C of sintering 6h, obtain the combination product of lithium titanate and Graphene after cooling.
embodiment 4
(1), weighing 3,00g hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAL), 0.32g urea (CON
2h
4) and 0.96g lithium hydroxide (LiOH.H
2o) be dissolved in 60ml deionized water, stir 1h, make the stabilizing solution A that is about 0.4mol/L containing lithium concentration.
(2), under the state of ultrasonic processing, be the graphene solution of 0.3g/L to adding 4ml concentration in 30ml deionized water, and then add 4.08ml butyl titanate, ultrasonic 15min, stirs 1h, the solution B that to make containing titanium ion concentration be 0.4mol/L.
(3), under ultrasound field effect, solution A is joined in solution B, stir 5 min, then add 2ml glycinol, stir and obtain solution C.
(4), gained solution C is moved in polytetrafluoroethylene reactor, put into baking oven, at 180 DEG C, react 48h.
(5), gained solution is carried out to suction filtration, washing, dry, finally under argon gas atmosphere in 600 DEG C of sintering 6h, obtain the combination product of lithium titanate and Graphene after cooling.
embodiment 5
(1), weighing 2,00g hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAL), 0.32g urea (CON
2h
4) and 0.96g lithium hydroxide (LiOH.H
2o) be dissolved in 60ml deionized water, stir 1h, make the stabilizing solution A that is about 0.4mol/L containing lithium concentration.
(2), under the state of ultrasonic processing, be the graphene solution of 0.3g/L to adding 7ml concentration in 23ml deionized water, then add 4.08ml butyl titanate, ultrasonic 15min, stirs 1h, the solution B that to make containing titanium ion concentration be 0.4mol/L.
(3), under ultrasound field effect, solution A is joined in solution B, stir 5 min, then add 2ml glycinol, obtain solution C.
(4), gained solution C is moved in polytetrafluoroethylene reactor, put into baking oven, at 180 DEG C, react 48h.
(5), gained solution is carried out to suction filtration, washing, dry, finally under argon gas atmosphere in 600 DEG C of sintering 6h, obtain the combination product of lithium titanate and Graphene after cooling.
By several specific embodiments, the present invention has been done to detailed explanation above, these concrete descriptions can not think that the present invention only only limits to the content of these embodiment.Those skilled in the art conceive according to the present invention, these descriptions any improvement of making in conjunction with general knowledge known in this field, be equal to replacement scheme, all should be included in the protection range of the claims in the present invention.