Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4): 980.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20120572

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Photo-electrooxidiation of I- and Photo-assistant Rechargeable Secondary Li-ion Battery

WU Feng1,2, XIE Xiao-Yi1,2, ZHANG Cun-Zhong1,2, MU Dao-Bin1,2, WU Bo-Rong1,2   

  1. 1. School of Chemical Engineering & Environment;
    2. National Development Center of Hi-Tech Green Materials, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2012-06-14 Online:2013-04-10 Published:2013-03-20

Abstract:

The structure, micro-morphology, particle size and photo-electrochemical behavior of TiO2 powder in I- contained PC electrolyte were investigated by XRD, SEM and micro-cavity electrode. The results indicate that the size of used TiO2 sample is from 100 nm to 200 nm. The results indicate that the potential of oxidation of I- on anatase-TiO2 is 1 V at irradiation condition, lower than that of oxidation of I- at dark condition. Furthermore, a type of photo-assistant rechargeable Li-ion battery was composed by anatase-TiO2/ITO semi-conductor photo-anode, poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membrane and Li4Ti5O12 negative electrode. The charging voltage of such battery is 0.9 V at irradiation condition lower than that of the battery at dark condition. The results of UV-Vis spectroscopy indicate that the charging product of anode half-cell is I2. At the same time, the Li-ion insertion reaction happens on Li4Ti5O12 negative electrode. The total photo-assistant charging reaction of battery is listed as follows: 3LiI+Li4Ti5O12+3(3/2)I2+Li7Ti5O12. The results suggest that such batteries can be used as model for the development of next generation photo-assistant rechargeable Li-ion battery.

Key words: Photo-electrooxidization, Micro-cavity electrode, Divided cell, Li-ion battery, Li4Ti5O12

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