Anode Electrode for Lithium-Ion Battery

Gideon Analytical Laboratories received one section of the anode electrode to identify the black marking on the copper foil. This anode electrode is used in Lithium-ion batteries. A Lithium-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery in which lithium ions move from the negative electrode to the positive electrode during discharge and back when charging. Lithium-ion batteries use an intercalated lithium compound as one electrode material, compared to the metallic lithium used in a non-rechargeable lithium battery. The electrolyte, which allows for ionic movement, and the two electrodes are the constituent components of a lithium-ion battery cell. The goal was to conduct an electronic failure analysis to identify the black marking on the copper foil.

Gideon Analytical Laboratories went straight to work. SEM-EDS analysis was utilized and micrographs were taken of the marks. High magnification micrographs showed black clumps and looked like spherical balls. EDS analysis revealed the presence of oxygen, iron, phosphorus, sulfur, and copper. The copper came from the substrate; the phosphorus and sulfur came from the anode. There was too much iron and oxygen.

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