Collapse of LiNi1–x–yCoxMnyO2 Lattice at Deep Charge Irrespective of Nickel Content in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Li, Wangda; Asl, Hooman Yaghoobnejad; Xie, Qiang; Manthiram, Arumugam

doi:10.1021/jacs.8b13798

Collapse of LiNi_1–x–yCo_xMn_yO₂ Lattice at Deep Charge Irrespective of Nickel Content in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · Tue Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b13798· OSTI ID:2217328

^[1]; Asl, Hooman Yaghoobnejad ^[2]; Xie, Qiang ^[2]; ^[2]

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

Volume variation and the associated mechanical fracture of electrode materials upon Li extraction/insertion are a main cause limiting lifetime performance of lithium-ion batteries. For LiNi_1-x-yCo_xMn_yO₂ (NCM) cathodes, abrupt anisotropic collapse of the layered lattice structure at deep charge is generally considered characteristic to high Ni content and can be effectively suppressed by elemental substitution. Herein, we demonstrate the lattice collapse is a universal phenomenon almost entirely dependent on Li utilization, and not Ni content, of NCM cathodes upon delithiation. With Li removal nearing 80 mol%, very similar c-axis lattice shrinkage of around 5% occurs concurrently for NCMs synthesized in-house regardless of nickel content (90, 70, 50, or 33 mol%); meanwhile, the a-axis lattice contracts for high-Ni NCM, but it expands for low-Ni NCM. We further reveal Co-Mn co-substitution in NCM barely, if at all, affects several key structural aspects governing the lattice distortion upon delithiation. Finally, our results highlight the importance of evaluating true implications of compositional tuning on high-Ni layered oxide cathode materials to maximize their charge-storage capacities for next-generation high-energy Li-ion batteries.

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

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

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007762

OSTI ID:: 2217328

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1614045

Journal Information:: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 141; ISSN 0002-7863

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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