Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2023, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (4): 1093-1109.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2022.0720

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Research progress of Li/CF x primary batteries

Cai TANG1(), Jiangmin JIANG1(), Xinfeng WANG1, Guangfa LIU1, Yanhua CUI2(), Quanchao ZHUANG1()   

  1. 1.China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China
    2.Institute of Electronic Engineering, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621000, Sichuan, China
  • Received:2022-12-02 Revised:2023-01-14 Online:2023-04-05 Published:2023-05-08
  • Contact: Jiangmin JIANG, Yanhua CUI, Quanchao ZHUANG E-mail:1585112441@qq.com;jiangmin326@163.com;cuiyanhua@netease.com;zhuangquanchao@126.com

Abstract:

Currently, lithium/fluorinated carbon (Li/CF x ) primary batteries are chemical power sources with the highest energy density and have stable output voltage, good safety, wide operating temperature range, and low self-discharge rate. These features are of irreplaceable importance in critical fields such as military (man-portable combat systems), medical (pacemakers), and space explorations (space stations). However, the poor electronic conductivity of CF x largely affects the electrode process kinetics of electrochemical reactions, resulting in poor high-magnification discharge performance, severe delay in initial discharge voltage, and high heat generation during the discharge process of Li/CF x primary batteries. In this paper, we first review the discharge mechanism of Li/CF x primary batteries by examining the recent literature on the two-phase discharge reaction mechanism model, discharge reaction mechanism model for the generation of graphite interlayer compound intermediate phase, "core-shell" model reaction mechanism, edge propagation discharge reaction mechanism, and three-step discharge reaction mechanism. Second, the solutions to the problems faced in Li/CF x primary batteries are analyzed by focusing on the selection of CF x precursors, improvement of fluorination methods, construction of composite materials, and modification and optimization methods of electrolytes. Among them, the application of new fluorocarbon-based materials such as fluorinated carbon nanotubes, fluorinated fullerenes, and fluorinated graphene provides new prospects for the development of CF x . Incorporating conducting polymers, metal nanoparticles, and oxides during the construction of composite materials can significantly reduce the voltage delay time and improve the rate performance. In the regulation strategy of electrolyte, the introduction of fluorine ion binding agent and the calculation of lithium-fluoride crystal growth kinetics play an important role in dissolving and controlling the growth of lithium-fluoride, which is expected to realize a wide temperature domain Li/CF x primary battery with both high energy density and high power density.

Key words: lithium/fluorinated carbon (Li/CF x ) primary batteries, fluorinated carbon, reaction mechanisms, composite materials, electrolyte

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