Mutual modulation between surface chemistry and bulk microstructure within secondary particles of nickel-rich layered oxides

Li, Shaofeng; Jiang, Zhisen; Han, Jiaxiu; Xu, Zhengrui; Wang, Chenxu; Huang, Hai; Yu, Chang; Lee, Sang-Jun; Pianetta, Piero; Ohldag, Hendrik; Qiu, Jieshan; Lee, Jun-Sik; Lin, Feng; Zhao, Kejie; Liu, Yijin

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18278-y

Title: Mutual modulation between surface chemistry and bulk microstructure within secondary particles of nickel-rich layered oxides

Journal Article · Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18278-y· OSTI ID:1658424

; Jiang, Zhisen; Han, Jiaxiu; Xu, Zhengrui;

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; Yu, Chang;

; Pianetta, Piero;

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The surface lattice reconstruction is commonly observed in Ni-rich layered oxide battery cathode materials, causing unsatisfactory high-voltage cycling performance. However, the interplay of the surface chemistry and the bulk microstructure remains largely unexplored due to the intrinsic structural complexity and the lack of integrated diagnostic tools for a thorough investigation at complementary length scales. Herein, by combining nano-resolution x-ray probes in both soft and hard x-ray regimes, we demonstrate correlative surface chemical mapping and bulk microstructure imaging over a single charged LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 (NMC811) secondary particle. We reveal that the sub-particle regions with more micro cracks are associated with more severe surface degradation. A mechanism of mutual modulation between the surface chemistry and the bulk microstructure is formulated based on our experimental observations and finite element modeling. Such a surface-to-bulk reaction coupling effect is fundamentally important for the design of the next generation battery cathode materials.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF); Chinese Scholarship Council

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; DMR-1832613; CMMI-1726392; DMR-1832707; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1658424

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1646647; OSTI ID: 1659123; OSTI ID: 1706659

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Vol. 11 Journal Issue: 1; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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