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Properties of novel lithium insertion borocarbides

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20760452
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Inorganic materials/Physical properties
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

KOYAMA Yukinori  Kyoto University, 産官学連携センター, 特定准教授 (20437247)

Project Period (FY) 2008 – 2009
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Keywordsリチウム電池 / 計算材料学 / 硼化物 / 炭化物 / 硫化物
Research Abstract

A Zintle phase of lithium magnesium borocarbaide, (Li,Mg)BC, was characterized for anode active materials of lithium-ion batteries by first-principles calculations. Systematic first-principles calculations in combination with the cluster expansion technique and Monte Carlo statistical thermodynamics simulations predicted redox potential for lithium insertion of 0.79V between MgB_2C_2 and LiMgB_3C_3, and of 0.74V between LiMgB_3C_3 and LiBC. The redox potential is preferable to the anode active materials of the lithium-ion batteries. Potential barriers of atomic jumps were estimated by the NEB method for the discussion from the kinetic point of view. It was found that mutual diffusion of Li and Mg atoms are necessary in (Li,Mg)BC and the mutual diffusion is a disadvantage of (Li,Mg)BC in kinetics.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2009 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2008 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2008-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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