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This repository accompanies the paper Computational Investigation of Copper Phosphides as Conversion Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Angela Harper, Matthew Evans & Andrew Morris (arXiv 2005.05375).

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This repository accompanies the paper Computational Investigation of Copper Phosphides as Conversion Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Angela Harper, Matthew Evans & Andrew Morris (ChemMater and arXiv 2005.05375).

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Using first principles structure searching we identify a novel Fm-3m phase of Cu2P and two low-lying metastable structures, an I43d-Cu3P phase, and a Cm-Cu3P11 phase. Pair distribution functions of the novel Cm-Cu3P11 phase show its structural similarity to the experimentally identified Cm-Cu2P7 phase. The relative stability of all Cu-P phases at finite temperatures is determined by calculating the Gibbs Free energy using vibrational effects from phonon modes at 0 K. From this, a finite-temperature convex hull is created, on which Fm-3m-Cu2P is dynamically stable and the Cu(3-x)P (x<<2) defect phase Cmc21-Cu8P3 remains metastable (within 10 meV/atom of the convex hull) across a temperature range from 0 K to 600 K. Both CuP2 and Cu3P exhibit theoretical gravimetric capacities higher than contemporary graphite anodes. The predicted Cu2P composition has a theoretical gravimetric capacity of 508 mAh/g as a Li-ion battery electrode, greater than both Cu3P (363 mAh/g) and graphite (372 mAh/g). Cu2P is also predicted to be both non-magnetic and metallic, which should promote efficient electron transfer in the anode. Cu2P's favorable properties as a metallic, high-capacity material suggest its use as a future conversion anode for Li-ion batteries; with a volume expansion of 99% during complete cycling, Cu2P anodes could be more durable than other conversion anodes in the Cu-P system with volume expansions greater than 150%.

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This repository accompanies the paper Computational Investigation of Copper Phosphides as Conversion Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Angela Harper, Matthew Evans & Andrew Morris (arXiv 2005.05375).

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