In a paper recently published in the open-access journal Materials, researchers assessed the impact of pitch coating on anode materials in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). They also explored the mechanisms through which pitch coating enhances the electrochemical characteristics. It was determined that the performance rate of the battery improved with the addition of pitch to the flake graphite (FG), while the pitch amount in excess hampered the performance rate.
Study: Effect and Mechanism of Pitch Coating on the Rate Performance Improvement of Lithium-Ion Batteries. Image Credit: asharkyu/Shutterstock.com
Background
The production of electric vehicles (EVs) is on the rise in an attempt to curb the dependency on fossil fuels that contribute to an increase in carbon emissions and thereby global warming and pollution. Hence, developing batteries, especially LIBs, has become…