Reactive boride infusion stabilizes Ni-rich cathodes for lithium-ion batteries

Yoon, Moonsu; Dong, Yanhao; Hwang, Jaeseong; Sung, Jaekyung; Cha, Hyungyeon; Ahn, Kihong; Huang, Yimeng; Kang, Seok Ju; Li, Ju; Cho, Jaephil

doi:10.1038/s41560-021-00782-0

Reactive boride infusion stabilizes Ni-rich cathodes for lithium-ion batteries

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Nature Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00782-0· OSTI ID:1775110

^[1]; ^[2]; Hwang, Jaeseong ^[3]; Sung, Jaekyung ^[3]; Cha, Hyungyeon ^[3]; Ahn, Kihong ^[3]; Huang, Yimeng ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[2]; ^[3]

Ulsan National Inst. of Science and Technology (UNIST) (Korea); Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Ulsan National Inst. of Science and Technology (UNIST) (Korea)

Engineered polycrystalline electrodes are critical to the cycling stability and safety of lithium-ion batteries, yet it is challenging to construct high-quality coatings at both the primary- and secondary-particle levels. Here, we present a room-temperature synthesis route to achieve full surface coverage of secondary particles and facile infusion into grain boundaries, thus offering a complete “coating-plus-infusion” strategy. Cobalt boride metallic glass is successfully applied to Ni-rich layered cathode LiNi_0.8Co_0.1Mn_0.1O₂. Here, it dramatically improves the rate capability and cycling stability, including under high-discharge-rate and elevated-temperature conditions and in pouch full cells. The superior performance originates from simultaneous suppression of microstructural degradation of intergranular cracking and side reactions with electrolyte. Atomistic simulations identified the critical role of strong selective interfacial bonding, which offers not only a large chemical driving force to ensure uniform reactive wetting and facile infusion but also lowered the surface/interface oxygen activity, contributing to the exceptional mechanical and electrochemical stabilities of the infused electrode.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0002633

OSTI ID:: 1775110

Journal Information:: Nature Energy, Journal Name: Nature Energy Vol. 6; ISSN 2058-7546

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