A Comparative Study on The Electrochemical Properties of Hydrothermal and Solid-State Methods in The NCM Synthesis for Lithium Ion Battery Application

  • Sylvia Ayu Pradanawati Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Pertamina, Jalan Teuku Nyak Arief, Simprug, Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta 12220, Indonesia
  • Eduardus Budi Nursanto Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Pertamina, Jalan Teuku Nyak Arief, Simprug, Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta 12220, Indonesia
  • Afif Thufail Department of Chemistry, Universitas Pertamina, Jalan Teuku Nyak Arief, Simprug, Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta 12220, Indonesia
  • Ahmad Zaki Raihan Department of Chemistry, Universitas Pertamina, Jalan Teuku Nyak Arief, Simprug, Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta 12220, Indonesia
  • Sugianto Department of Chemistry, Universitas Pertamina, Jalan Teuku Nyak Arief, Simprug, Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta 12220, Indonesia
  • Haryo Satriya Oktaviano Downstream Research and Technology Innovation, Research and Technology Innovation, PT Pertamina (Persero), Sopo Del Tower A, Floor 51, Jakarta 12950, Indonesia
  • Hanida Nilasari Downstream Research and Technology Innovation, Research and Technology Innovation, PT Pertamina (Persero), Sopo Del Tower A, Floor 51, Jakarta 12950, Indonesia
  • Ahmad Subhan Research Center for Advanced Materials-National Research and Innovation Agency, Tangerang Selatan 15314, Indonesia
  • Agung Nugroho Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Pertamina, Jalan Teuku Nyak Arief, Simprug, Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta 12220, Indonesia
Keywords: Battery Performance, Lithium Ion Battery, NCM, Synthesis

Abstract

In this article, we report and compare the synthesis method of the active cathode materials based on nickel‐cobalt‐manganese (NCM) for lithium-ion battery application. We evaluate the hydrothermal and solid-state reaction method in NCM-622 synthesis, the material characterizations, and the battery performance. Based on the analytical results using X-ray diffraction (XRD), particles synthesized using hydrothermal and solid-state methods exhibit a highly crystalline NCM phase. NCM particles synthesized using solid-state reaction exhibit high-rate performance up to 10 C. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis shows that the charge transfer resistance (Rct) of NCM synthesized by the solid-state reaction (SSR) method was 25.9% lower than hydrothermal. Meanwhile, the ionic diffusivity of the SSR sample was 38.5% higher than the hydrothermal sample. These two factors lead to better performance when tested in a lithium-ion battery.

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Published
2022-12-31
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Pradanawati, S. A., Nursanto, E. B., Thufail, A., Raihan, A. Z., Sugianto, Oktaviano, H. S., Nilasari, H., Subhan, A., & Nugroho, A. (2022). A Comparative Study on The Electrochemical Properties of Hydrothermal and Solid-State Methods in The NCM Synthesis for Lithium Ion Battery Application. ASEAN Journal of Chemical Engineering, 22(2), 284-295. Retrieved from https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/v3/AJChE/article/view/9253
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