Preparation and Research Into Functional Properties of Nanostructured Titanates of Lithium and Sodium

Abstract

Information about methods of preparation, structure and physical-chemical properties of nanostructured materials based on lithium and sodium titanates was analyzed and summarized. The functional nanostructured composite materials based on sodium and lithium titanates to produce an anode material with high capacity and working stable potential in the course of cycling with optimal electronic and ionic conductivity were examined. Examples of specific schemes, physical-chemical properties and the mechanism of functional processes by using bioactive and doped components were presented.

Thermodynamic Functions of Formation of Lithium Titanates

“…Alkali metal titanates are of interest for magneto-optical, ion-conducting and spintronic devices, ion batteries, for creating new highly efficient catalysts and functional nanoparticles [1,2]. The most intensively studied are lithium titanates, composite nanostructured functional materials based on them to obtain an anode material with a high capacity, stability of the working potential during cycling with optimal electronic and ionic conductivity [3][4][5][6][7].…”