Temperature-Swing Synthesis of Large-Size Single-Crystal LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2 Cathode Materials

Qian, Guannan; Li, Zhiyuan; Meng, Dechao; Liu, Jia-bing; He, Yu-Shi; Rao, Qunli; Liu, Yijin; Ma, Zi-Feng; Li, Linsen

doi:10.1149/1945-7111/abdde0

Temperature-Swing Synthesis of Large-Size Single-Crystal LiNi_0.6Mn_0.2Co_0.2O₂ Cathode Materials

Journal Article · Fri Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/abdde0· OSTI ID:1768233

^[1]; Li, Zhiyuan ^[2]; Meng, Dechao ^[2]; Liu, Jia-bing ^[3]; He, Yu-Shi ^[2]; Rao, Qunli ^[2]; Liu, Yijin ^[4]; Ma, Zi-Feng ^[2]; ^[2]

Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (China); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (China)
Lava Energy Technology Corp., Jiangsu (China)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Single-crystal lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-oxide (SC-NMC) has recently emerged as a promising battery cathode material due to its outstanding cycle performance and mechanical stability over the tradional polycrystalline NMC. It is favorable to further increase the grain size of SC-NMC particles to achieve a higher volumetric energy density and minimize surface-related degradations. However, the preparation of large-size yet high performance SC-NMC particles faces a challenge in choosing a suitable temperature for sintering. High temperature promotes grain growth but induces cation mixing that negatively impacts the electrochemical performance. Here we report a temperature-swing sintering (TSS) strategy with two isothermal stages that fulfils the needs for grain growth and structural ordering sequentially. A high-temperature sintering is first used for a short period of time to increase grain size and then the reaction temperature is lowered and kept constant for a longer period of time to improve structural ordering and complete the lithiation process. SC-LiNi_0.6Mn_0.2Co_0.2O₂ materials prepared via TSS exhibit large grain size (~4 μm), a low degree of cation mixing (~0.9%), and outperform the control samples prepared by the conventional sintering method. Furthermore, this work highlights the importance of understanding the process-structure-property relationships and may guide the synthesis of other SC Ni-rich cathode materials.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Natural Science Foundation of China; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1768233

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 168; ISSN 0013-4651

Publisher:: IOP Publishing - The Electrochemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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