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Title: Advancing Lithium- and Manganese-Rich Cathodes through a Combined Electrolyte Additive/Surface Treatment Strategy

Journal Article · · Journal of the Electrochemical Society
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1281915jes· OSTI ID:1607639
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  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  2. Microvast Power Solutions, Inc., Orlando, FL (United States)
  3. Thorlabs Quantum Electronics Inc., Jessup, MD (United States)
  4. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
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Lithium- and manganese-rich (LMR) materials provide cost and environmental advantages to other competing cathodes based on nickel or cobalt chemistries. Within the LMR family, layered-layered-spinel (LLS) cathodes have unique properties, detailed herein, that address several of the challenges faced in large-scale implementation of LMR cathodes. This paper details how a LLS//graphite system was considerably improved by combining optimization strategies. First, a cathode surface-treatment process was optimized. Interestingly, cathodes surface-treated at a low temperature (~100°C) exhibited the best results. The optimized LLS cathode was tested vs. graphite using small amounts of lithium difluoro(oxalate)borate electrolyte additive. The combined approach improved various aspects of the electrochemical performance (e.g., impedance, cycle life, and coulombic efficiency) more than each strategy used alone by mitigating Mn dissolution from the cathode and the ensuing deposition on the anode. The report describes a unique method to improve the performance of practically relevant LMR//graphite cells.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1607639
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1657930
Journal Information:
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 166, Issue 16; ISSN 0013-4651
Publisher:
IOP Publishing - The Electrochemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 8 works
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Web of Science

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