TITLE:
Empowering the Future: Exploring the Construction and Characteristics of Lithium-Ion Batteries
AUTHORS:
Dan Tshiswaka Dan
KEYWORDS:
Lithium-Ion Batteries, Battery Construction, Battery Characteristics, Energy Storage, Electrochemical Cells, Anode Materials, Cathode Materials, State of Charge (SOC), Depth of Discharge (DOD), Solid Electrolyte Interface (SEI)
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science,
Vol.14 No.2,
April
30,
2024
ABSTRACT: Lithium element has attracted remarkable attraction for energy storage devices, over the past 30 years. Lithium is a light element and exhibits the low atomic number 3, just after hydrogen and helium in the periodic table. The lithium atom has a strong tendency to release one electron and constitute a positive charge, as Li . Initially, lithium metal was employed as a negative electrode, which released electrons. However, it was observed that its structure changed after the repetition of charge-discharge cycles. To remedy this, the cathode mainly consisted of layer metal oxide and olive, e.g., cobalt oxide, LiFePO4, etc., along with some contents of lithium, while the anode was assembled by graphite and silicon, etc. Moreover, the electrolyte was prepared using the lithium salt in a suitable solvent to attain a greater concentration of lithium ions. Owing to the lithium ions’ role, the battery’s name was mentioned as a lithium-ion battery. Herein, the presented work describes the working and operational mechanism of the lithium-ion battery. Further, the lithium-ion batteries’ general view and future prospects have also been elaborated.