Definition of Redox Centers in Reactions of Lithium Intercalation in Li3RuO4 Polymorphs

Li, Haifeng; Ramakrishnan, Srinivasan; Freeland, John W.; McCloskey, Bryan D.; Cabana, Jordi

doi:10.1021/jacs.9b12438

Definition of Redox Centers in Reactions of Lithium Intercalation in Li₃RuO₄ Polymorphs

Journal Article · Thu Apr 09 04:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b12438· OSTI ID:1660429

Li, Haifeng ^[1]; ^[2]; Freeland, John W. ^[3]; ^[4]; ^[1]

Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Cathodes based on layered LiMO₂ are the limiting components in the path toward Li-ion batteries with energy densities suitable for electric vehicles. Introducing an over-stoichiometry of Li increases storage capacity beyond a conventional mechanism of formal transition metal redox. However, the role and fate of the oxide ligands in such intriguing additional capacity remain unclear. This reactivity was predicted in Li₃RuO₄, making it a valuable model system. For this study, a comprehensive analysis of the redox activity of both Ru and O under different electrochemical conditions was carried out, and the effect of Li/Ru ordering was evaluated. Li₃RuO₄ displays highly reversible Li intercalation to Li₄RuO₄ below 2.5 V vs Li⁺/Li⁰, with conventional reactivity through the formal Ru⁵⁺-Ru⁴⁺ couple. In turn, it can also undergo anodic Li extraction at 3.9 V, which involves O states to a much greater extent than Ru. This reaction competes with side processes such as electrolyte decomposition and, to a much lesser extent, oxygen loss. Although the associated capacity is reversible, reintercalation unlocks a different, conventional pathway also involving the formal Ru⁵⁺-Ru⁴⁺ couple despite operating above 2.5 V, leading to chemical hysteresis. This new pathway is both chemically and electrochemically reversible in subsequent cycles. This work exemplifies both the challenge of stabilizing highly depleted O states, even with 4d metals, and the ability of solids to access the same redox couple at two very different potential windows depending on the underlying structural changes. It highlights the importance of properly defining the covalency of oxides when defining charge compensation in view of the design of materials with high capacity for Li storage.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1660429

Journal Information:: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 142; ISSN 0002-7863

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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