Spontaneous Strain Buffer Enables Superior Cycling Stability in Single-Crystal Nickel-Rich NCM Cathode

Zhu, He; Tang, Yu; Wiaderek, Kamila M; Borkiewicz, Olaf J.; Ren, Yang; Zhang, J.; Ren, Jincan; Fan, Longlong; Li, Cheng Chao; Li, Danfeng; Wang, Xun-Li; Liu, Qi

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03613

Spontaneous Strain Buffer Enables Superior Cycling Stability in Single-Crystal Nickel-Rich NCM Cathode

Journal Article · 08 December 2021 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03613· OSTI ID:1902151

Zhu, He; Tang, Yu; Wiaderek, Kamila M; Borkiewicz, Olaf J.; Ren, Yang; Zhang, J.; Ren, Jincan; Fan, Longlong; Li, Cheng Chao; Li, Danfeng; Wang, Xun-Li; Liu, Qi

The capacity degredation in layered Ni-rich LiNixCoyMnzO2 (x >= 0.8) cathode largely originated from drastic surface reactions and intergranular cracks in polycrystalline particles. Herein, we report a highly stable single- crystal LiNi0.83Co0.12Mn0.05O2 cathode material, which can deliver a high specific capacity (similar to 209 mAh g(-1) at 0.1 C, 2.8-4.3 V) and meanwhile display excellent cycling stability (>96% retention for 100 cycles and >93% for 200 cycles). By a combination of in situ X-ray diffraction and in situ pair distribution function analysis, an intermediate monoclinic distortion and irregular H3 stack are revealed in the single crystals upon charging-discharging processes. These structural changes might be driven by unique Li-intercalation kinetics in single crystals, which enables an additional strain buffer to reduce the cracks and thereby ensure the high cycling stability.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: National Key Research and Development Program of China; City University of Hong Kong; USDOE Office of Science - Office of Basic Energy Sciences - Scientific User Facilities Division

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1902151

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Vol. 21, Issue 23

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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