Roll-To-Roll Atomic Layer Deposition of Titania Nanocoating on Thermally Stabilizing Lithium Nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide Cathodes for Lithium Ion Batteries
Abstract
Conformal coating of ceramic layers (nm-thick) on Ni-rich layered cathode materials is an effective strategy for improving high-temperature longevity of Li-ion batteries (LIBs). In this work, we develop a roll-to-roll atomic layer deposition (R2R ALD) apparatus for growing uniform nanolayers of TiO2. We explore the effect of ALD parameters (temperature: 120–180 °C and line speed: 2–40 mm s–1) on the TiO2 surface coating and subsequently investigate the electrochemical performance of the as-prepared cathodes. The capacity retention of TiO2-coated porous electrodes is substantially improved compared to that of the pristine cathode material for high-temperature cycling. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy confirms that the ALD-TiO2 coating suppresses the undesired side reactions initiated at the electrode/electrolyte interface, reduces charge transfer resistance, and ultimately facilitates the Li+ transport through the composite cathode nanostructure. The robust design of the ALD-TiO2 cathode material enables high-temperature operation (>55 °C) with enhanced specific capacity, superior rate capability, excellent cyclability, and ultra-high coulombic efficiency within a wide potential window (3.0–4.35 V). Furthermore, the R2R ALD technique developed in this work paves the way for large-scale fabrication of ceramic-coated cathode sheets with a production rate reaching 2.4 m min–1 for a continuous coating operation.
- Authors:
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- Yuan Ze Univ., Taoyuan (Taiwan); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- National Taipei Univ. of Technology, Taipei (Taiwan)
- Gold Carbon Co. Ltd., Taoyuan (Taiwan)
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Xiamen Univ. of Technology, Xiamen (China). Fujian Provincial Key Lab. of Functional Materials and Applications
- National Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu (Taiwan)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Chang Gung Univ., Taoyuan (Taiwan)
- Yuan Ze Univ., Taoyuan (Taiwan)
- Chang Gung Univ., Taoyuan (Taiwan); Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou (Taiwan)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1731038
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; MOST 108-2221-E-155-036-MY3
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- ACS Applied Energy Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 2574-0962
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; roll-to-roll atomic layer deposition; titania layer; Ni-rich layered cathode; lithium ion battery; high temperature performance; coating materials; oxides; layers; electrodes; atomic layer deposition
Citation Formats
Hsieh, Chien-Te, Chao, Chia-Hung, Ke, Wen-Jie, Lin, Yeou-Fu, Liu, Hao-Wei, Gandomi, Yasser Ashraf, Gu, Siyong, Su, Cherng-Yuh, Chang, Jeng-Kuei, Li, Jianlin, Fu, Chun-Chieh, Chandra Mallick, Bikash, and Juang, Ruey-Shin. Roll-To-Roll Atomic Layer Deposition of Titania Nanocoating on Thermally Stabilizing Lithium Nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide Cathodes for Lithium Ion Batteries. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1021/acsaem.0c01541.
Hsieh, Chien-Te, Chao, Chia-Hung, Ke, Wen-Jie, Lin, Yeou-Fu, Liu, Hao-Wei, Gandomi, Yasser Ashraf, Gu, Siyong, Su, Cherng-Yuh, Chang, Jeng-Kuei, Li, Jianlin, Fu, Chun-Chieh, Chandra Mallick, Bikash, & Juang, Ruey-Shin. Roll-To-Roll Atomic Layer Deposition of Titania Nanocoating on Thermally Stabilizing Lithium Nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide Cathodes for Lithium Ion Batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c01541
Hsieh, Chien-Te, Chao, Chia-Hung, Ke, Wen-Jie, Lin, Yeou-Fu, Liu, Hao-Wei, Gandomi, Yasser Ashraf, Gu, Siyong, Su, Cherng-Yuh, Chang, Jeng-Kuei, Li, Jianlin, Fu, Chun-Chieh, Chandra Mallick, Bikash, and Juang, Ruey-Shin. Wed .
"Roll-To-Roll Atomic Layer Deposition of Titania Nanocoating on Thermally Stabilizing Lithium Nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide Cathodes for Lithium Ion Batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c01541. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1731038.
@article{osti_1731038,
title = {Roll-To-Roll Atomic Layer Deposition of Titania Nanocoating on Thermally Stabilizing Lithium Nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide Cathodes for Lithium Ion Batteries},
author = {Hsieh, Chien-Te and Chao, Chia-Hung and Ke, Wen-Jie and Lin, Yeou-Fu and Liu, Hao-Wei and Gandomi, Yasser Ashraf and Gu, Siyong and Su, Cherng-Yuh and Chang, Jeng-Kuei and Li, Jianlin and Fu, Chun-Chieh and Chandra Mallick, Bikash and Juang, Ruey-Shin},
abstractNote = {Conformal coating of ceramic layers (nm-thick) on Ni-rich layered cathode materials is an effective strategy for improving high-temperature longevity of Li-ion batteries (LIBs). In this work, we develop a roll-to-roll atomic layer deposition (R2R ALD) apparatus for growing uniform nanolayers of TiO2. We explore the effect of ALD parameters (temperature: 120–180 °C and line speed: 2–40 mm s–1) on the TiO2 surface coating and subsequently investigate the electrochemical performance of the as-prepared cathodes. The capacity retention of TiO2-coated porous electrodes is substantially improved compared to that of the pristine cathode material for high-temperature cycling. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy confirms that the ALD-TiO2 coating suppresses the undesired side reactions initiated at the electrode/electrolyte interface, reduces charge transfer resistance, and ultimately facilitates the Li+ transport through the composite cathode nanostructure. The robust design of the ALD-TiO2 cathode material enables high-temperature operation (>55 °C) with enhanced specific capacity, superior rate capability, excellent cyclability, and ultra-high coulombic efficiency within a wide potential window (3.0–4.35 V). Furthermore, the R2R ALD technique developed in this work paves the way for large-scale fabrication of ceramic-coated cathode sheets with a production rate reaching 2.4 m min–1 for a continuous coating operation.},
doi = {10.1021/acsaem.0c01541},
journal = {ACS Applied Energy Materials},
number = 11,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2020}
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