Ibhetri ye-lithium cobalt oxide, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-LCO ibhetri, luhlobo lwebhetri ye-lithium-ion esetyenziswa kakhulu kwizixhobo zombane ezahlukeneyo, ezinjengee-smartphones, iilaptops, kunye neekhamera zedijithali. Yaziwa ngokuxinana kwamandla aphezulu, ubunzima, kunye nobomi bomjikelo omde. Nangona kunjalo, ixabiso leebhetri ze-LCO linokuba liphezulu ngenxa yexabiso lezinto ezisetyenziswayo kwimveliso yayo, kwaye i-electrolyte esetyenziswa kwibhetri iyinxalenye ebalulekileyo edlala indima ebalulekileyo ekusebenzeni kwayo kunye nokhuseleko.

Okokuqala, makhe sithethe ngexabiso lebhetri ye-lithium cobalt oxide. Iindleko zeebhetri zeLCO zinokwahluka ngokuxhomekeke kwizinto ezifana nemfuno yemarike, amaxabiso ezinto eziphathekayo, kunye neenkqubo zokuvelisa. I-Cobalt, enye yezona zinto ziphambili kwiibhetri ze-LCO, yinto ebiza kakhulu ekrwada. Ixabiso le-cobalt liye laguquguquka kwiminyaka yamuva nje, likhokelela ekutshintsheni kwexabiso leebhetri ze-LCO. Ukongezelela, iindleko zokuvelisa iibhetri ze-LCO nazo zinokuba phezulu kunezinye iintlobo zeebhetri ze-lithium-ion ngenxa yobunzima benkqubo yokuvelisa.

Ngoku, makhe siqhubele phambili kwi-electrolyte esetyenziswa kwibhetri ye-lithium cobalt oxide. I-electrolyte yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yebhetri eqhuba i-lithium ion phakathi kwee-electrode ezilungileyo kunye nezingalunganga ngexesha lokutshaja kunye nokukhupha imijikelo. I-electrolyte esetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo kwiibhetri ze-LCO yindibaniselwano yetyuwa ye-lithium kunye ne-solvent ye-organic. Nangona kunjalo, kukho iinkxalabo zokhuseleko ezinxulumene nokusetyenziswa kwe-solvents eziphilayo ezinokutsha, kwaye ziyakwazi ukungazinzi kumaqondo aphezulu. Ngoko ke, abaphandi bahlola ukusetyenziswa kwee-electrolyte ezikhuselekileyo nezizinzileyo, ezifana ne-solid-state electrolytes.

Ukuqukumbela, ixabiso le-lithium cobalt oxide ibhetri linokuba liphezulu ngenxa yexabiso lezinto ezibonakalayo kunye neenkqubo zokuvelisa. I-electrolyte esetyenziswe kwibhetri yinto ebalulekileyo edlala indima ebalulekileyo ekusebenzeni kwayo kunye nokhuseleko. Nangona i-electrolyte esetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo inenkxalabo yokhuseleko, abaphandi basebenzela ukuphuhlisa i-electrolyte ekhuselekileyo kunye nezinzile ngakumbi ukuze zisetyenziswe kwiibhetri ze-LCO. Ngophuhliso oluqhubekayo lwetheknoloji kunye nokwandiswa kwezicelo, kulindeleke ukuba ixabiso leebhetri ze-LCO liya kuncipha, ngelixa ukusebenza kwabo kunye nokhuseleko luya kuqhubeka nokuphucula.