O Hyeon Kwon, Jong Bin Kim, and Jae-Kwang Kim*권오현·김종빈·김재광*
Department of Energy Convergence Engineering, Cheongju University,
Cheongju, Chungbuk, 28503, Republic of Korea청주대학교 에너지융합공학과
In this study, we investigate the electrochemical performance of lithium terephthalate
(LTA) battery using graphite coated metal current collector to overcome the disadvantages of
organic batteries which is high interfacial resistance between current collector and electrode.
The LTA anode material is synthesized by acid-based ion exchange reaction without impurities.
The contact properties between stick-type LTA-based electrode and graphite coated current collector
are estimated by the cross-section SEM and EIS. The graphite coated current collector
significantly reduced the interfacial resistance of the LTA battery. The second discharge capacities
of bare current collector LTA and graphite coated current collector LTA batteries are 107.6
mAh/g and 148.8 mAh/g at 0.1C, respectively. The graphite coated current collector LTA batteries
show higher cycle life, higher discharge capacity, and higher rate-capability than bare
LTA batteries.
Keyword : Lithium Terephthalate, Current Collector, Charge Transfer, Electrochemical Performance,
Organic Battery