High–Nickel NMA: A Cobalt–Free Alternative to NMC and NCA Cathodes for Lithium–Ion Batteries

Li, Wangda; Lee, Steven; Manthiram, Arumugam

doi:10.1002/adma.202002718

High–Nickel NMA: A Cobalt–Free Alternative to NMC and NCA Cathodes for Lithium–Ion Batteries

Journal Article · Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Advanced Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202002718· OSTI ID:1972436

Li, Wangda ^[1]; Lee, Steven ^[2]; Manthiram, Arumugam ^[2]

Univ. of Texas at Austin, TX (United States); University of Texas at Austin
Univ. of Texas at Austin, TX (United States)

High-nickel LiNi_1–x–yMn_xCo_yO₂ (NMC) and LiNi_1–x–yCo_xAl_yO₂ (NCA) are the cathode materials of choice for next-generation high-energy lithium-ion batteries. Both NMC and NCA contain cobalt, an expensive and scarce metal generally believed to be essential for their electrochemical performance. Herein, a high-Ni LiNi_1–x–yMn_xAl_yO₂ (NMA) cathode of desirable electrochemical properties is demonstrated benchmarked against NMC, NCA, and Al–Mg-codoped NMC (NMCAM) of identical Ni content (89 mol%) synthesized in-house. Despite a slightly lower specific capacity, high-Ni NMA operates at a higher voltage by ≈40 mV and shows no compromise in rate capability relative to NMC and NCA. In pouch cells paired with graphite, high-Ni NMA outperforms both NMC and NCA and only slightly trails NMCAM and a commercial cathode after 1000 deep cycles. Further, the superior thermal stability of NMA to NMC, NCA, and NMCAM is shown using differential scanning calorimetry. Here, considering the flexibility in compositional tuning and immediate synthesis scalability of high-Ni NMA very similar to NCA and NMC, this study opens a new space for cathode material development for next-generation high-energy, cobalt-free Li-ion batteries.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Texas at Austin, TX (United States); Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0008445

OSTI ID:: 1972436

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2326334
OSTI ID: 1637405
OSTI ID: 1799505

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Journal Issue: 33 Vol. 32; ISSN 0935-9648

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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