By Microporous Oxides Science & Technology, LLC
Lithium-ion batteries are becoming the preferred type of battery to use in many applications. However, there are concerns with the safety of some of the materials used in these batteries, particularly regarding flammability, as well as the number of times they can be recharged. Studies have shown that coating the materials used as cathodes in lithium-ion batteries with thin films of suspensions available from MOST can increase the cycle life of these materials with only a limited loss of the energy available from the battery. These figures show the discharge profiles for the first and fiftieth cycles of a coated and uncoated lithium manganese oxide spinel cathode material cycled at 1C while held at 55°C. Discharge profiles of the 1st and 50th cycles of coated and uncoated spinel batteries cycled at 1C while held at 55 o C. These coatings are also expected to limit the flammability of these cathode materials. More detailed information about these studies can be found in the two battery papers in our provided references.
