Beneficial Effect of Li5FeO4 Lithium Source for Li-Ion Batteries with a Layered NMC Cathode and Si Anode

Dose, Wesley M.; Villa, Cesar; Hu, Xiaobing; Dunlop, Alison R.; Piernas-Muñoz, Maria Jose; Maroni, Victor A.; Trask, Stephen E.; Bloom, Ira; Dravid, Vinayak; Johnson, Christopher S.

doi:10.1149/1945-7111/abd1ef

Beneficial Effect of Li₅FeO₄ Lithium Source for Li-Ion Batteries with a Layered NMC Cathode and Si Anode

Journal Article · Wed Dec 23 04:00:00 EST 2020 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/abd1ef· OSTI ID:1782722

Dose, Wesley M. ^[1]; Villa, Cesar ^[2]; ^[2]; Dunlop, Alison R. ^[1]; Piernas-Muñoz, Maria Jose ^[1]; Maroni, Victor A. ^[1]; Trask, Stephen E. ^[1]; Bloom, Ira ^[1]; Dravid, Vinayak ^[2]; ^[1]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

The energy density of lithium-ion batteries can be increased by replacing the traditional graphite anode with a high capacity silicon anode. However, volume changes and interfacial instabilities cause a large irreversible capacity and a continual loss of lithium during cycling, which lead to rapid capacity loss. In this work, we add Li₅FeO₄ (LFO) to a LiNi_0.5Mn_0.3Co_0.2O₂ (NMC) cathode as a pre-lithiation additive, which increases the lithium inventory and extends the cycle life of Si-graphite/NMC full cells, and decreases the NMC particle degradation. LFO delivers a large 764 mAh g^–1_LFO capacity below 4.7 V vs Li/Li⁺. By tuning the LFO content in Si-graphite/LFO-NMC full cells, we show higher capacity, improved retention, lower impedance, and superior rate performance compared to full cells without LFO. Post-test characterizations demonstrate that LFO inclusion in the cathode matrix leads to less NMC secondary particle segregation/cracking and a thinner surface reduced layer on the NMC particles. The beneficial effects of LFO endure after the lithium reserve has been exhausted, highlighting a lasting synergy between the lithium source and electrode active materials. This study introduces a new approach to simultaneously increase lithium inventory and reduce cathode degradation, and makes critical advances toward enabling Si anodes for lithium-ion batteries.

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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), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1782722

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society (Online), Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society (Online) Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 167; ISSN 1945-7111

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Language:: English

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