All-Solid-State Lithium Ion Batteries Using Self-Organized TiO₂ Nanotubes Grown from Ti-6Al-4V Alloy

• Main Authors: Vinsensia Ade Sugiawati, Florence Vacandio, Thierry Djenizian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
• Series: Molecules
• Subjects: all-solid-state Li-ion batteries; TiO₂ nanotubes; polymer electrolyte; anodization
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/9/2121

All-solid-state batteries were fabricated by assembling a layer of self-organized TiO₂ nanotubes grown on as anode, a thin-film of polymer as an electrolyte and separator, and a layer of composite LiFePO₄ as a cathode. The synthesis of self-organized TiO₂ NTs from Ti-6Al-4V alloy was carried out via one-step electrochemical anodization in a fluoride ethylene glycol containing electrolytes. The electrodeposition of the polymer electrolyte onto anatase TiO₂ NTs was performed by cyclic voltammetry. The anodized Ti-6Al-4V alloys were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The electrochemical properties of the anodized Ti-6Al-4V alloys were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and chronopotentiometry techniques. The full-cell shows a high first-cycle Coulombic efficiency of 96.8% with a capacity retention of 97.4% after 50 cycles and delivers a stable discharge capacity of 63 μAh cm⁻² μm⁻¹ (119 mAh g⁻¹) at a kinetic rate of C/10.