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Reversible electrochemical extrusion of copper by lithium. Role of the initial structure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

M. Morcrette
Affiliation:
LRCS, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039, Amiens, France
J.B. Leriche
Affiliation:
LRCS, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039, Amiens, France
F. Chevalier
Affiliation:
LRCS, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039, Amiens, France
P. Rozier
Affiliation:
LRCS, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039, Amiens, France
L. Dupont
Affiliation:
LRCS, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039, Amiens, France
P. Poizot
Affiliation:
LRCS, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039, Amiens, France
L. Laffont
Affiliation:
LRCS, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039, Amiens, France
J.M. Tarascon
Affiliation:
LRCS, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039, Amiens, France
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Abstract

The reversible Li-driven copper extrusion/insertion mechanism into Cu2.33V4O11 electrode has been studied and a new ion-exchanged assisted electrochemical process was unravelled. This process, entails during the charging of “Lix V4O11 + Cu0” composite electrodes vs. Li, the oxidation of Cu metal into copper ions that concomitantly exchanged for lithium ions to produce back Cu2.33V4O11. The electrochemical performances of such cells, namely in terms of capacity retention and power rates, are explained on the basis of the electrochemically generated Cu ions that can either being ion-exchanged with Li within the Li-V-O host or released in the solution. When the former does occur we show, owing to excellent kinetic of both, the ion-exchanged reaction between Cu2+ and Li+ together with a fast charge transfer between Cu0 and Cu2+, that high rate performances electrodes can be achieved whereas when the latter prevails the cells rapidly fail. It appears then that Cu+ ions should be removed. Thus, a new copper vanadate Cu1.1V4O11 phase has been isolated by both chemical and electrochemical removal of Cu from the mother Cu2.33V4O11 phase, and its electrochemical performance in Li cells studied. The removal of copper was shown to occur in a topotactic manner resulting in a stacking of [V4O11]n layers linked by differently coordinated copper ions. This new phase reversibly reacts with 5 Li, leading to a capacity of about 260 mAh/g, through a process involving a reversible displacement reaction entailing to the growth/disappearance of Cu dendrites.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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