Fundamental scientific aspects of lithium ion batteries(ⅫⅠ) —Electrochemical measurement

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2095-4239.2015.01.010

Abstract

Abstract: Electrochemical measuring methods have been widely used in the scientific researches on lithium ion batteries for obtaining kinetic properties of electrode. In this paper, the features of electrode, electrochemical polarization and measuring methods are introduced firstly. The application of cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), galvanostatic intermittent titration technique (GITT) and potential relaxation technique (PRT) techniques in researches on lithium ion batteries is discussed mainly.

Key words: electrochemistry, electrode process, stability state, transient state, measuring method, lithium ion battery

CLC Number:

O646.21

LING Shigang, WU Jiaoyang, ZHANG Shu, GAO Jian, WANG Shaofei, LI Hong. Fundamental scientific aspects of lithium ion batteries(ⅫⅠ) —Electrochemical measurement[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2015, 4(1): 83-103.

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