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  • Improved electrochemical performance of hybrid supercapacitor using Zr doped Li4Ti5O12 anode
  • Hyeong-Jong Choia, Seung-Hwan Leea, Hong-Ki Kima, Sung-Gap Leeb, In-Ho Imc and Young-Hie Leea,*
  • a Dept. of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University b Dept. of Ceramic Engineering, Eng. Res. Insti., Gyeongsang National University c Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Shin Ansan University
Abstract
The cylindrical hybrid supercapacitors are fabricated using the activated carbon as the cathode and Li4Ti5-xZrxO12 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.6) as the anode. The x-ray diffraction patterns of the Li4Ti5-xZrxO12 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.6) exhibited that Zr entered into the Ti-site and the Li4Ti5-xZrxO12 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.45) was well-crystallized without secondary phases. This increased lattice parameter and conductivity of Li4Ti5O12. However excessive Zr doping caused inferior electrochemical performance due to impurity phases. The bigger CV region of Li4Ti5-xZrxO12 (0.15 ≤ x ≤ 0.45) can be inferred that Zr leads more active electrochemical performance than that of Li4Ti5O12. The Zr also improved the initial charge-discharge capacitance as well as cycling stability. The hybrid supercapacitor using Li4Ti4.55Zr0.45O12 anode shows the most excellent electrochemical performance.

Keywords: Cylindrical Hybrid Supercapacitor, Electrochemical Performance, Li4Ti5O12, Activated Carbon, Zr doping.

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  • 2016; 17(3): 152-155

    Published on Mar 31, 2016