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This study is designed and performed to verify whether nano-sized Li4Ti5O12 particles can be acquired by simple high energy milling from the economic solid-state reacted coarse powder for high power lithium ion battery applications. For this, Li4Ti5O12 is synthesized by heat treatment at 800 and 850°C for 3 h using Li2CO3 and TiO2, followed by high energy milling. Even though a comparable particle size to that of expensive wet chemical methods, or even a smaller particle size of 25 nm, can be acquired by 5 h of milling, the electrochemical properties of the particles are found to be deteriorated due to the decrease in Li4Ti5O12 crystallinity associated with the milling. On the other hand, a subsequent annealing at 750°C for the milled powder is shown to recover both the capacity and rate capability of the anode electrode owing to the increased crystallinity, indicating the importance of particle crystallinity besides a fine particle size for the enhanced electrochemical properties for high power applications.
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This research was supported by the Industrial Core Technology Program funded by The Ministry of the Knowledge Economy, Republic of Korea. (Project No. 10035302)
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Shin, JW., Ryu, J.H., Jeong, J. et al. Effects of post-treatments on the electrochemical properties of solid-state reacted Li4Ti5O12—high energy milling and annealing. J Electroceram 28, 178–184 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10832-012-9703-x
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