Structural and Electrochemical Characterization of Thin Film Li2MoO3 Electrodes

Self, Ethan C.; Zhang, Yiman; Kercher, Andrew K.; Phillip, Nathan D.; Delnick, Frank M.; Nanda, Jagjit

doi:10.1149/2.1161904jes

Title: Structural and Electrochemical Characterization of Thin Film Li₂MoO₃ Electrodes

Journal Article · Thu Mar 28 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1161904jes· OSTI ID:1528713

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

We report that Li₂MoO₃ is a promising structural stabilizing unit for use in composite layered-layered cathodes for Li-ion batteries. To enable the rational design of such cathodes, studies on fundamental phenomena related to the active material structure and electrode/electrolyte interface are needed. The present work details the fabrication and characterization of thin film Li₂MoO₃ cathodes and shows that their electrochemical performance greatly depends on the nature of the cathode/electrolyte interface. The Li₂MoO₃ thin films exhibit poor cyclability in a liquid carbonate electrolyte (e.g., initial capacity of 166 mAh/g with 40% capacity fade over 20 cycles) whereas all-solid-state Li₂MoO₃/Lipon/Li batteries show negligible fade during cycling. A suite of characterization methods including Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy are used to study the evolution of the cathode structure and cathode electrolyte interphase (CEI) layer during charge/discharge cycling. Li transport rates are another important factor which affect cathode performance. AC impedance spectroscopy studies reveal that the Li diffusion coefficient (D_Li) in Li₂MoO₃ decreases from 4.36 × 10^-11 cm²/s in the fully discharged state to 4.51 × 10^-13 cm²/s when charged to 3.6 V vs. Li/Li⁺. In conclusion, the results presented herein provide insight on the fundamental phenomena which govern Li₂MoO₃ cathode performance.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1528713

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 166, Issue 6; ISSN 0013-4651

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