April 22 - 26, 2024
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2024 MRS Spring Meeting
ES01.07.05

High-Performance CuO as an Anode Material via Facile Synthesis for Lithium-Ion Batteries

When and Where

Apr 24, 2024
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Flex Hall C, Level 2, Summit

Presenter(s)

Co-Author(s)

Nischal Oli1,Sunny Choudhary1,Brad Weiner2,Gerardo Morell1,Ram Katiyar1

University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras1,University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras2

Abstract

Nischal Oli1,Sunny Choudhary1,Brad Weiner2,Gerardo Morell1,Ram Katiyar1

University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras1,University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras2
While carbon matrices have demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing the electrical conductivity and accommodating the volume expansion of CuO-based anode materials in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), achieving an optimized utilization ratio of the active CuO component remains a challenging obstacle. In this investigation, we have devised a straightforward synthesis approach to fabricate ultrafine CuO nanoparticles integrated within a high surface area carbon matrix denoted as CuO@C. We discovered that with the use of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose binder and fluoroethylene carbonate additives, this anode exhibits enhanced performance compared to previous reports. This material, owing to its distinctive architecture, reveals a notable reversible capacity of 800 mA h g<sup>−1</sup> at 100 mA g<sup>−1</sup> following 100 cycles and exhibits prolonged cycling stability, recording a reversible capacity of 450 mA h g<sup>−1</sup> at 400 mA g<sup>−1</sup> over 500 cycles. The exceptional lithium-storage performance of CuO@C is attributed to its high surface area carbon matrix and the presence of ultrafine CuO nanoparticles, which afford a greater abundance of exposed active sites favorable to electrochemical reactions.<br/><br/><b>Keywords:</b> CuO, high surface area, carbon matrix, lithium-ion batteries, electrochemical reactions

Keywords

Li | x-ray diffraction (XRD)

Symposium Organizers

Jeffrey Cain, General Motors
Zachary Hood, Argonne National Laboratory
Matthew McDowell, Georgia Institute of Technology
Yue Qi, Brown University

Symposium Support

Bronze
Georgia Tech Advanced Battery Center
Vigor Technologies (USA) Inc

Session Chairs

Jeffrey Cain
Zachary Hood
Yue Qi

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