Probing the failure mechanism of nanoscale LiFePO₄ for Li-ion batteries

Gu, Meng; Shi, Wei; Zheng, Jianming; Yan, Pengfei; Zhang, Ji-guang; Wang, Chongmin

doi:10.1063/1.4921628

Probing the failure mechanism of nanoscale LiFePO₄ for Li-ion batteries

Journal Article · Mon May 18 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4921628· OSTI ID:1208728

Gu, Meng ^[1]; Shi, Wei ^[2]; Zheng, Jianming ^[3]; Yan, Pengfei ^[1]; Zhang, Ji-guang ^[3]; Wang, Chongmin ^[1]

Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Energy and Environmental Directorate; Beijing Jiaotong University (China). School of Electrical Engineering, National Active Distribution Network Technology Research Center
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Energy and Environmental Directorate

LiFePO₄ is a high power rate cathode material for lithium ion battery and shows remarkable capacity retention, featuring a 91% capacity retention after 3300 cycles. In this work, we use high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) to study the gradual capacity fading mechanism of LiFePO₄ materials. We found that upon prolonged electrochemical cycling of the battery, the LiFePO₄ cathode shows surface amorphization and loss of oxygen species, which directly contribute to the gradual capacity fading of the battery. The finding is of great importance for the design and improvement of new LiFePO₄ cathode for high-energy and high-power rechargeable battery for electric transportation.

Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1208728

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1226747
OSTI ID: 22402481

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-109000; 48688

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 106; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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