High-Performance Layered Ni-Rich Cathode Materials Enabled by Stress-Resistant Nanosheets

Zhu, Hekang; Yang, Tingting; Lee, Pui-Kit; Yin, Zijia; Tang, Yu; Li, Tianyi; Gallington, Leighanne C.; Ren, Yang; Yu, Denis Y. W.; Liu, Qi

doi:10.1021/acsami.2c20405

High-Performance Layered Ni-Rich Cathode Materials Enabled by Stress-Resistant Nanosheets

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2023 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c20405· OSTI ID:2404392

Zhu, Hekang ^[1]; Yang, Tingting ^[1]; Lee, Pui-Kit ^[1]; Yin, Zijia ^[1]; Tang, Yu ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[3]; ^[4]; Liu, Qi ^[5]

City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon (Hong Kong)
X-Ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon (Hong Kong); National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba (Japan)
City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon (Hong Kong); City Univ. of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (China)

Here, layered O3-type transition metal oxides are promising cathode candidates for high-energy-density Li-ion batteries. However, the structural instability at the highly delithiated state and low kinetics at the fully lithiated state are arduous challenges to overcome. Here, a facile approach is developed to make secondary particles of Ni-rich materials with nanosheet primary grains. Because the alignment of the primary grains reduces internal stress buildup within the particle during charge-discharge and provides straightforward paths for Li transport, the as-synthesized Ni-rich materials do not undergo cracking upon cycling with higher overall Li⁺ ion diffusion rates. Specifically, a LiNi_0.75Co_0.14Mn_0.11O₂ cathode with nanosheet grains delivers a high reversible capacity of 206 mAh g^-1 and shows ultrahigh cycling stability, e.g., 98% capacity retention over 500 cycles in a full cell with a graphite anode.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 2404392

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 15; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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