In order to apply to the high-power anode materials of lithium ion battery, various cokes samples were prepared by milling, pitch coating, and following heat treatment. The samples were milled and the larger particles were removed by sieving. Two types of raw cokes and four pitch coated cokes treated at different temperatures were tested as the anode materials for lithium ion battery, and their electrical performance was compared with the cokes without pitch coating. Although the anode materials prepared with cokes showed lower charge-discharge capacity than the graphite anode materials, their power capability was superior to that of graphite. The electrochemical performance of various anodes with the pitch coated cokes was demonstrated as a function of preparation conditions.
Carbon nanofibers and nano-size metal particles were incorporated into the surface of graphite particles. The carbon nanofibers prepared from the decomposition of ethylene over nickelcopper catalyst and the micro-size silicon particles were directly introduced into the graphite particles by mixing. Nano-size tin particles were also incorporated into the graphite particles by impregnation. The three different graphite composites were tested as anode base materials for lithium ion secondary battery. The incorporation of a certain amount of carbon nanofibers into the graphite electrode improved the cyclic performance as well as the initial charge/discharge capacity. With the introduction of silicon, the initial charge/discharge capacity increased but exhibited the bad cyclic characteristics. With the modification with tin, an improved electrochemical performance was observed in both initial charge/discharge capacity and cyclic characteristics.
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