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Nanoscale. 2014 Aug 07;6(15):8926-34. doi: 10.1039/c4nr01892c.

Exceptional performance of a high voltage spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode in all one dimensional architectures with an anatase TiO2 anode by electrospinning.

Nanoscale

Nagasubramanian Arun, Vanchiappan Aravindan, Sundaramurthy Jayaraman, Nageswaran Shubha, Wong Chui Ling, Seeram Ramakrishna, Srinivasan Madhavi

Affiliations

  1. TUM-CREATE, 1 Create way, #10-02 CREATE Tower, 138602, Singapore. [email protected].

PMID: 24965606 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr01892c

Abstract

We report for the first time the synthesis and extraordinary performance of a high voltage spinel LiNi(0.5)Mn(1.5)O4 fiber cathode in all one dimensional (1D) architecture. Structural and morphological features are analyzed by various characterization techniques. Li-insertion/extraction properties are evaluated in a half-cell assembly (Li/LiNi(0.5)Mn(1.5)O4) and subsequently in full-cell configuration with an anatase TiO2 fiber anode. In both half- and full-cell assemblies, gelled polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene (PVdF-HFP) is used as the separator-cum-electrolyte. All the one dimensional components used for fabricating Li-ion cells are prepared by a simple and scalable electrospinning technique. The full-cell, LiNi(0.5)Mn(1.5)O4/gelled PVdF-HFP/TiO2 delivered the reversible capacity of ∼ 102 mA h g(-1) at 0.1 C rate with an operating potential of ∼ 2.8 V. Excellent rate capability and stable cycling profiles are noted for such a full-cell assembly with a capacity retention of ∼ 86% after 400 cycles.

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