Protecting Al foils for high-voltage lithium-ion chemistries

Gao, Han; Ma, Tianyuan; Duong, Thy; Wang, Li; He, Xiangming; Lyubinetsky, Igor; Feng, Zhenxing; Maglia, Filippo; Lamp, Peter; Amine, Khalil; Chen, Zonghai

doi:10.1016/j.mtener.2017.12.001

Title: Protecting Al foils for high-voltage lithium-ion chemistries

Journal Article · Wed Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Materials Today Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2017.12.001· OSTI ID:1491703

Gao, Han ^[1]; Ma, Tianyuan ^[2]; Duong, Thy ^[3];

^[4];

^[4]; Lyubinetsky, Igor ^[5];

^[5]; Maglia, Filippo ^[6]; Lamp, Peter ^[6]; Amine, Khalil ^[1]; Chen, Zonghai ^[1]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)
BMW Group, Munich (Germany)

The impact of Al protection on the electrochemical performance of high-voltage lithium-ion chemistries was studied using LiNi_0.6Mn_0.2Co_0.2O₂ (NMC 622) as a model material. A thin-layer of AlPO₄ coating was prepared on Al current collectors to act as an artificial barrier against Al corrosion at high potentials. This coating was characterized by SEM, FTIR, and XPS. The coated Al showed higher electrochemical stability and was more resistive to corrosion compared to the bare foil. This beneficial effect was further confirmed by depth-dependent XPS studies. NMC 622/Li half-cells with coated and bare Al current collectors were constructed and a direct correlation between the cyclability of NMC 622 and the corrosion of Al was confirmed. The AlPO₄ coating suppressed Al corrosion and improved cell performance. A more substantial enhancement was achieved under a high temperature-high current cycling condition. The cell with AlPO₄ coating on Al exhibited smaller impedance, better capacity retention, and higher coulombic efficiency over cycling. In conclusion, these properties of the AlPO₄ coating are highly desirable and can provide the same beneficial effects for all other high-voltage cathodes with different chemistries.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: BMW Group Technology Office; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); Oregon State University; USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1491703

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1548921

Journal Information:: Materials Today Energy, Vol. 7, Issue C; ISSN 2468-6069

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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