Electrochemical Utilization of Iron IV in the Li1.3Fe0.4Nb0.3O2 Disordered Rocksalt Cathode

Lebens‐Higgins, Zachary; Chung, Hyeseung; Temprano, Israel; Zuba, Mateusz; Wu, Jinpeng; Rana, Jatinkumar; Mejia, Carlos; Jones, Michael A.; Wang, Le; Grey, Clare P.; Du, Yingge; Yang, Wanli; Meng, Ying Shirley; Piper, Louis. F. J.

doi:10.1002/batt.202000318

Title: Electrochemical Utilization of Iron IV in the Li_1.3Fe_0.4Nb_0.3O₂ Disordered Rocksalt Cathode

Journal Article · Sat Jan 02 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Batteries & Supercaps

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202000318· OSTI ID:1826554

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Binghamton Univ., NY (United States)
Univ. of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (United States)
Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Binghamton Univ., NY (United States); Univ. of Warwick, Coventry (United Kingdom)

Interest in alkali-rich oxide cathodes has grown in an effort to identify systems that provide high energy densities through reversible oxygen redox. However, some of the most promising compositions such as those based solely on earth abundant elements, e.g. iron and manganese, suffer from poor capacity retention and large hysteresis. Here, we use the disordered rocksalt cathode, Li1.3Fe0.4Nb0.3O2, as a model system to identify the underlying origin for the poor performance of Li-rich iron based cathodes. Using elementally specific spectroscopic probes, we find the first charge is primarily accounted for by iron oxidation to 4+ below 4.25 V and O2 gas release beyond 4.25 V with limited evidence of bulk oxygen redox. Although the Li1.3Fe0.4Nb0.3O2 is not a viable oxygen redox cathode, the iron 3+/4+ redox couple can be used reversibly during cycling.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357; SC0012704; AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1826554

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1804516; OSTI ID: 1829679

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-156856; ark:/13030/qt11h2x88m

Journal Information:: Batteries & Supercaps, Vol. 4, Issue 5; ISSN 2566-6223

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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