title: Red Mud and Li-Ion Batteries: A Magnetic Connection.
abstract: Exceptional Li-ion battery performance is presented with the oxide component of the anode was extracted from red mud by simple magnetic separation and applied directly without any further processing. The extracted material has γ-Fe2 O3 as the major phase with inter-dispersed phases of Ti, Al, and Si oxides. In a half-cell assembly, the phase displayed a reversible capacity (∼697 mA h g(-1) ) with excellent stability upon cycling. Interestingly, the stability is rendered by the multiphase constitution of the material with the presence of other electrochemically inactive metal oxides, such as Al2 O3 , SiO2 , and Fe2 TiO4 , which could accommodate the strain and facilitate release during the charge-discharge processes in the electrochemically active maghemite component. We fabricated the full-cell assembly with eco-friendly cathode LiMn2 O4 by adjusting the mass loading. Prior to full-cell assembly, an electrochemical pre-lithiation was enforced to overcome the irreversible capacity loss obtained from the anode. The full-cell delivered a capacity of ∼100 mA h g(-1) (based on cathode loading) with capacity retention of ∼61 % after 2000 cycles under ambient conditions.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Excellence in Solar Energy, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India.|Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science and Education Science (IISER), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suryawanshi
authors.affiliation: Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637553, Singapore.
authors.forename: Vanchiappan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Aravindan
authors.affiliation: Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637553, Singapore.|School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
authors.forename: Srinivasan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Madhavi
authors.affiliation: Centre of Excellence in Solar Energy, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India. sb.ogale@ncl.res.in, satishogale@gmail.com, satishogale@iiserpune.ac.in.|Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science and Education Science (IISER), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India. sb.ogale@ncl.res.in, satishogale@gmail.com, satishogale@iiserpune.ac.in.
authors.forename: Satishchandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogale
mesh_terms: D004553:Electric Conductivity; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004566:Electrodes; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry*; D060328:Magnetic Phenomena; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D012722:Sewage; C000499:ferric oxide; D008094:Lithium
keywords: anode; cycleability; lithium-ion battery; magnetic separation; red mud