Hierarchical functional layers on high-capacity lithium-excess cathodes for superior lithium ion batteries
用于优质锂离子电池的高容量锂过量阴极上的分级功能层
出版日期:2014
作者单位:DepartmentofMechanicalandIndustrialEngineering,LouisianaStateUniversity,BatonRouge,LA70803,UnitedStates杂志名称:Journal of Power Sources
卷号:247
期数:Complete
刊号:0378-7753
出版日期:2014
简介:Li-excesslayeredLi[Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13]O2(LMNCO)nanoparticlesarefacilelysynthesizedusingasurfactant-assisteddispersionmethod.UltrathinandconformaloxidecoatingsaredepositedonthesurfaceofindividualLMNCOnanoparticleviaatomiclayerdeposition(ALD).TheeffectofoxideALDcoatingsonimprovingelectrochemicalperformanceofLMNCOelectrodesisevaluatedandoptimizedviatuningthecoatingthicknessandcomposition.Inaddition,wesynthesizeanovelcore-shellstructurecathodeconsistingofLi-excessLMNCOascoreandLi-stoichiometricmaterialasshell,anditselectrochemicalpropertyisoptimizedbytailoringweightcontentandcompositionofshellmaterials.Finally,electrochemicalperformanceofLi-excesscathodematerialcanbemaximizedbysurfacemodificationwithhierarchfunctionallayerscomposedof10?wt.%LiCoO2shell(?0?nmthick)and6ZrO2ALDlayers(??nmthick),whichdeliversveryhighinitialdischargecapacitiesof296.4,259.8,156.6and104.2?mAh?g?at0.1C,1C,5Cand10C,andcanretain184.0?mAh?g?at1Cafter100electrochemicalcycles.SuchremarkablyimprovedcycleabilitiyandratecapabilityofnanoarchitectedLi-excesslayeredcathodematerialcanbeattributedtothesynergiceffectfromhierarchicalfunctionalcoatingstoreduceelectrochemicalpolarization,structuraldegradationandsidereactionsduringelectrochemicalcycling.