I do not understand the point of half cell measuring of cathode or anode materials before testing them in a full cell. Any explanations or suggested literature?
There are many things to consider before you assemble full cell by analyzing half cell reactions.
You have to balance capacity/mass ratios.
Check the cyclability of half cells ...before get any idea about full cell.
Check polarisability of cathode and anode..
Select cut-off voltage of the full cell... and so on.
Thanks Nanda....
You said balance capacity/mass ratio. How the information form half cell can help us when we want to test full cell?
Also, for half cell measurement, we need to know all the electrochemical parameter about counter electrode, is that right?
The performance of the full cell can be judged with the help of combination of two different electrodes. In a half cell reaction, working electrode is coupled with known standard potential electrode ie. Li/Li+. This will gives the more detail information on the working electrode .Particularly for a single electrode, the electrochemical characteristics only depends on the nature of reaction and independent of whether the electrode is galvanic or electrolytic.
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