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Title: Investigation of the Charge Compensation Mechanism on the Electrochemically Li-Ion Deintercalated Li1-xCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2 Electrode System by Combination of Soft and Hard X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Journal Article · · J. Am. Chem. Soc.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0530568· OSTI ID:913819

In situ hard X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) at metal K-edges and soft XAS at O K-edge and metal L-edges have been carried out during the first charging process for the layered Li{sub 1-x}Co{sub 1/3}Ni{sub 1/3}Mn{sub 1/3}O{sub 2} cathode material. The metal K-edge XANES results show that the major charge compensation at the metal site during Li-ion deintercalation is achieved by the oxidation of Ni{sup 2+} ions, while the manganese ions and the cobalt ions remain mostly unchanged in the Mn{sup 4+} and Co{sup 3+} state. These conclusions are in good agreement with the results of the metal K-edge EXAFS data. Metal L-edge XAS results at different charge states in both the FY and PEY modes show that, unlike Mn and Co ions, Ni ions at the surface are oxidized to Ni{sup 3+} during charge, whereas Ni ions in the bulk are further oxidized to Ni{sup 4+} during charge. From the observation of O K-edge XAS results, we can conclude that a large portion of the charge compensation during Li-ion deintercalation is achieved in the oxygen site. By comparison to our earlier results on the Li{sub 1-x}Ni{sub 0.5}Mn{sub 0.5}O{sub 2} system, we attribute the active participation of oxygen in the redox process in Li{sub 1-x}Co{sub 1/3}Ni{sub 1/3}Mn{sub 1/3}O{sub 2} to be related to the presence of Co in this system.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source
Sponsoring Organization:
Doe - Office Of Science
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
913819
Report Number(s):
BNL-78387-2007-JA; JACSAT; TRN: US0801384
Journal Information:
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 127, Issue 49; ISSN 0002-7863
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English