Systematic Study of Al Impurity for NCM622 Cathode Materials

Zhang, Ruihan; Zheng, Yadong; Yao, Zeyi; Vanaphuti, Panawan; Ma, Xiaotu; Bong, Sungyool; Chen, Mengyuan; Liu, Yangtao; Cheng, Feng; Yang, Zhenzhen; Wang, Yan

doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c02965

Systematic Study of Al Impurity for NCM622 Cathode Materials

Journal Article · Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c02965· OSTI ID:1650013

Zhang, Ruihan ^[1]; Zheng, Yadong ^[1]; Yao, Zeyi ^[1]; ^[1]; Ma, Xiaotu ^[1]; Bong, Sungyool ^[1]; Chen, Mengyuan ^[1]; Liu, Yangtao ^[1]; ^[1]; Yang, Zhenzhen ^[2]; ^[1]

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Many recycling processes have been developed for spent Li-ion batteries (LIBs), such as pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, and direct recycling. For all the recycling methods, however, impurities are always introduced from the current collectors or casing materials, especially aluminum (Al), which might lead to negative effects on recovered electrode materials. Therefore, it is significant to determine the impacts of Al impurity on recovered materials. Here, the influence of the Al impurity for the synthesized LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ (NCM622) precursor and cathode is systematically studied. The cell with 0.2 at % Al impurity displays the highest reversible capacities (145.2, 130.5, and 100.3 mAh g^-1 from 2, 3, and 5 C, respectively) and striking cycling capability at 2 C after 100 cycles with the highest retention capacity of 138.5 mAh g^-1. Meanwhile, the excess Al ions (5 at %) lead to the Li/Mn superlattice structure and deteriorate electrochemical performance of the synthesized NCM622 cathode.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1650013

Journal Information:: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Journal Name: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Journal Issue: 26 Vol. 8; ISSN 2168-0485

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