ChemInform Abstract: DISCHARGE BEHAVIOR OF LI/MOO3 CELLS

Growth, characterization and performance of bulk and nanoengineered molybdenum oxides for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

“…include Mo4O11 [432,433], Mo5O14 [434], Mo6O17, Mo8O23 [36], Mo9O26 [40], Mo18O52 [35,435] and Mo17O47, which are formed by a mixture of Mo oxidation states between +6 and +4. As experimental results, the topotactic reaction of lithium into the MoOy framework and reversibility have been demonstrated [66,67], and extent of lithiation depend on the stoichiometry of the MonO3n-1 phases. Due to their tunneling structure with empty cavities, the MonO3n-1 phases are performant cathode materials in non-aqueous lithium cells [61,[436][437][438][439].…”

“…The electrochemical behavior of MoO3 as positive electrode material in organic solvent lithium batteries was investigated for the first time by Campanella and Pistoia [58,59], who recognized the poor solubility of MoO3 in aprotic solvent and reported the open circuit voltages (OCV) of the Li(s)|Li + (nonaqueous solvent|MoO3(s) of ~2.8 V. Further, during the early years of lithium battery research, MoO3 was actively investigated as lithium insertion compound [42,[61][62][63][64][65]. In 1974, the growing interest in lithium anode batteries has led to studies on the properties of MoO3 in an aprotic medium [66,67]. The lithiated phase of MoO3 was synthesized both by reaction of n-butyllithium and electrochemically.…”