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Cellssoldtodayaspolymerbatterieshaveadifferentdesignfromtheolderlithiumioncells.Unlikelithiumioncylindrical,orprismaticcells,whichhavearigidmetalcase,polymercellshaveaflexible,foil-type(polymerlaminate)case,buttheystillcontainorganicsolvent.Themaindifferencebetweencommercialpolymerandlithiumioncellsisthatinthelattercells,therigidcasepressestheelectrodesandtheseparatorontoeachother,whereasinpolymercellsthisexternalpressureisnotrequiredbecausetheelectrodesheetsandtheseparatorsheetsarelaminatedontoeachother.
Sincenometalbatterycellcasingisneeded,thebatterycanbelighteranditcanbespecificallyshapedtofitthedeviceitwillpower.Becauseofthedenserpackagingwithoutintercellspacingbetweencylindricalcellsandthelackofmetalcasing,theenergydensityofLi-Polybatteriesisover20%higherthanthatofaclassicalLi-IonbatteryandapproximatelythreetimesbetterthanNiCdandNiMHbatteries.
ThevoltageofaLi-Polycellvariesfromabout2.7V(discharged)toabout4.23V(fullycharged),andLi-Polycellshavetobeprotectedfromoverchargebylimitingtheappliedvoltagetonomorethan4.235Vpercellusedinaseriescombination.OverchargingaLi-Polybatterywilllikelyresultinexplosionand/orfire.Duringdischargeonload,theloadhastoberemovedassoonasthevoltagedropsbelowapproximately3.0Vpercell(usedinaseriescombination),orelsethebatterywillsubsequentlynolongeracceptacharge.
Earlyinitsdevelopment,lithiumpolymertechnologyhadproblemswithinternalresistance.Otherchallengesincludelongerchargetimesandslowermaximumdischargeratescomparedtomorematuretechnologies.Li-Pobatteriestypicallyrequiremorethananhourforafullcharge.Recentdesignimprovementshaveincreasedmaximumdischargecurrentsfromtwotimesto15oreven30timesthecellcapacity(dischargerateinamps,cellcapacityinamp-hours).InMarch2005Toshibaannouncedanewdesignofferingamuchfaster(about1-3minutes)rateofcharge.Thesecellshaveyettoreachthemarketbutshouldhaveadramaticeffectonthepowertoolandelectricvehicleindustries,andamajoreffectonconsumerelectronics;
especiallyelectricallypoweredmodelaircraft.
Whencomparedtothelithiumionbattery,Li-Polyhadagreaterlifecycledegradationrate.However,inrecentyears,manufacturershavebeendeclaringupwardsof500charge-dischargecyclesbeforethecapacitydropsto80%(seeSanyo).AnothervariantofLi-Polycells,the"
thinfilmrechargeablelithiumbattery"
hasbeenshowntoprovidemorethan10,000cycles.
Applications
AcompellingadvantageofLi-Polyisthatmanufacturerscanshapethebatteryalmosthowevertheyplease,whichcanbeimportanttomobilephonemanufacturersconstantlyworkingonsmaller,thinner,andlighterphones.Anotheradvantageoflithiumpolymercellsovernickelcadmiumandnickelmetalhydridecellsisthattherateofselfdischargeismuchlower.
Li-PolybatteriesarealsogainingfavorintheworldofRadio-controlledaircraft,wheretheadvantagesofbothlowerweightandgreatlyincreasedruntimescanbesufficientjustificationfortheprice.However,lithiumpolymer-specificchargersarerequiredtoavoidfireandexplosion.Explosionscanalsooccurifthebatterywiresarecrossedunderload.Radiocontrolenthusiaststakespecialprecautionstoensuretheirbatteryleadsareproperlyconnectedandinsulated.Speciallydesignedelectronicmotorspeedcontrolsareusedtopreventexcessivedischargeandsubsequentbatterydamage.ThisisachievedusingaLowVoltageCut-off(LVC)setting,thatisadjustedtomaintaincellvoltageat(typically)3vpercell.
Li-polybatteriesarealsogaininggroundinPDAsandlaptopcomputers,suchasApple'
sMacBookandsmalldigitalmusicdevicessuchasiPodsandotherMP3players,aswellasportablegamingdevicesliketheSonyPSPorNintendo'
sGameBoyAdvanceSP,wheresmallformfactorsandenergydensityoutweighcostconsiderations.
Thesebatteriesmayalsopowerthenextgenerationofbatteryelectricvehicles.Thecostofanelectriccarofthistypeisprohibitive,butproponentsarguethatwithincreasedproduction,thecostofLi-Polybatterieswillgodown.
Technology
Therearecurrentlytwocommercializedtechnologies,bothlithium-ion-polymer(where"
polymer"
standsfor"
polymerelectrolyte/separator"
).Theyarecalled"
polymerelectrolytebatteries"
.Theideaistouseanion-conductingpolymerinsteadofthetraditionalcombinationofamicroporousseparatorandaliquidelectrolyte.Thispromisesnotonlybettersafety,aspolymerelectrolytedoesnotburnaseasily,butalsothepossibilitytomakebatterycellsverythin,astheydon'
trequirepressureappliedto"
sandwich"
cathode+anodetogether.Polymerelectrolytesealsbothelectrodestogetherlikeaglue.
Thedesignis:
anode(Liorcarbon-Liintercalationcompound)/conductingpolymerelectrolyte-separator/cathode(LiCoO2orLiMn2O4)
Typicalreaction:
∙Anode:
carbon-Li(x)-xLi+-xe−
∙Separator:
Li+conduction
∙Cathode:
Li(1-x)CoO2+xLi++xe−
Polymerelectrolyte/separatorcanberealsolidpolymer(polyethyleneoxide,PEO)plusLiPF6orotherconductingsaltplusSiO2orotherfillerforbettermechanicalproperties(suchsystemsarenotavailablecommerciallyyet).SomeusemetallicLiastheanode,whereasotherswanttogowiththeprovensafecarbonintercalationanode.
BothcurrentlycommercializedtechnologiesusePVdF(apolymer)gelledwithconventionalsolventsandsalts,likeEC/DMC/DECetc.Thedifferencebetweenthetwotechnologiesisthatone(Bellcore/Telcordiatechnology)usesLiMn2O4asthecathode,andtheother,moreconventionalLiCoO2.
FailedTechnologies:
Other,moreexotic(althoughnotyetcommerciallyavailable)Li-polymerbatteriesuseapolymercathode.Forexample,Moltechisdevelopingabatterywithaplasticconductingcarbon-sulfurcathode.However,asof2005thistechnologyseemstohaveproblemswithself-dischargeandmanufacturingcost.
Yetanotherproposalistouseorganicsulfurcontainingcompoundsforthecathodeincombinationwithanelectricallyconductingpolymersuchaspolyaniline.Thisapproachpromiseshighpowercapability(i.e.lowinternalresistance)andhighdischargecapacity,buthasproblemswithcycleabilityandcost.
PromisingTechnologies:
Thenextgenerationrechargeablebattery—lithium-ionpolymerbattery(LiPB)hasarisentomeetthedemandforincreasedpowerdensityandsmallersizewithsafetyandcostforemostinmind.Untilnow,commonlyusedbatteriesincludethenickel-cadmium(NiCd)andthenickel-metalhydride(NiMH)designtypicalincellularphonesoreventhenewerlithium-ion(Li-ion)batteries,poweringhigher-enddevices.Lithium-ionpolymerbatteries,whenhigh-volumesuppliesbecomeavailable,areexpectedtochallengeandreplaceNiMHandLi-ionbatteriesasthepreferredpowersourceforportableelectronicdevices.LiPBtechnologyaddressesthemostimportantissuesoftherechargeablebatterymarket:
powerdensity,size,designflexibilityandsafety.
Figure2.AtypeofLiPBbatteryschematic
LiPBtechnologyrevealsanexcitingnewbatterystructure,discardingtheconventionalmetal-canassembly.ThemoststrikingdifferencebetweenLiPBandLi-ionisthattheformerusesasolidpolymerelectrolyteratherthanaliquidelectrolytesolution.Thesolidpolymerelectrolyteisphysicallyasolidbutappearstotheionsasaliquidthattheycanpassthrough.Withnoliquidtoescape,thesolidelectrolyteissimplysandwichedbetweenelectrodes
(theanodeandcathodesformedoutofthinsheets).Thenthecelliscontainedinlaminatedfoilandsealedattheedgestoformanentirebattery.Theresultingcellisextremelythinandasflexibleasarubbermat.Usingasolidelectrolyteisquiteappealingbecauseitisnaturallyspillproof,moreresilientunderpressure,andcapableofbeingengineeredintomostanyshapebecauseathinlaminated
Figure2.LiPBbatterycharge/dischargeprofiles
foilmaterial,ratherthananunyieldingmetalcan,houseseachcell.Therefore,lithium-
ionpolymerbatteriesarelighter,thinner,flexibleandleakresistant—thussafer.
LiPBCharacteristics
ThinandLightweight
LiPBtechnologyoffersthegreatestenergytosize/weightratioforrechargeablebatteries.Batteriesasthinasa0.4mmcreditcardwiththesamepowercapabilitiesasstandardbatterypacksoncellularphoneshaveappeared.Lithium'
shighelectrochemicalreactivityhasmadeitdifficulttoworkwithinthepast,yetalsowhyithasheldsomuchpotential.Therefore,LithiumbatteriesaremadefromLithiumionsratherthanLithiuminitsnaturalstate.ThehighenergydensityofLithiummeanslessphysicalmaterialneedstobeused,thusreducingbatterysizeandweight,andmakingitidealforuseincompactelectronicde