Asymmetric pathways in the electrochemical conversion reaction of NiO as battery electrode with high storage capacity

Boesenberg, Ulrike; Marcus, Matthew A.; Shukla, Alpesh K.; Yi, Tanghong; McDermott, Eamon; Teh, Pei Fen; Srinivasan, Madhavi; Moewes, Alexander; Cabana, Jordi

doi:10.1038/srep07133

Title: Asymmetric pathways in the electrochemical conversion reaction of NiO as battery electrode with high storage capacity

Journal Article · Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep07133· OSTI ID:1256044

Boesenberg, Ulrike ^[1]; Marcus, Matthew A. ^[2]; Shukla, Alpesh K. ^[3]; Yi, Tanghong ^[4]; McDermott, Eamon ^[5]; Teh, Pei Fen ^[6]; Srinivasan, Madhavi ^[7]; Moewes, Alexander ^[5]; Cabana, Jordi ^[8]

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States)
Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (Canada)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore)
Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States)

Electrochemical conversion reactions of transition metal compounds create opportunities for large energy storage capabilities exceeding modern Li-ion batteries. However, for practical electrodes to be envisaged, a detailed understanding of their mechanisms is needed, especially vis-à-vis the voltage hysteresis observed between reduction and oxidation. Here, we present such insight at scales from local atomic arrangements to whole electrodes. NiO was chosen as a simple model system. The most important finding is that the voltage hysteresis has its origin in the differing chemical pathways during reduction and oxidation. This asymmetry is enabled by the presence of small metallic clusters and, thus, is likely to apply to other transition metal oxide systems. Lastly, the presence of nanoparticles also influences the electrochemical activity of the electrolyte and its degradation products and can create differences in transport properties within an electrode, resulting in localized reactions around converted domains that lead to compositional inhomogeneities at the microscale.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

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Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 4; ISSN 2045-2322

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