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Title: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemical Performance of High Capacity Li2Cu0.5Ni0.5O2 Cathodes

Abstract

Orthorhombic Li2NiO2, Li2CuO2, and solid solutions thereof have been studied as potential cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries due to their high theoretical capacity and relatively low cost. While neither endmember shows good cycling stability, the intermediate composition, Li2Cu0.5Ni0.5O2, yields reasonably high reversible capacities. A new synthetic approach and detailed characterization of this phase and the parent Li2CuO2 are presented. The cycle life of Li2Cu0.5Ni0.5O2 is shown to depend critically on the voltage window. The formation of Cu1+ at low voltage and oxygen evolution at high voltage limit the electrochemical reversibility. In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), in situ Raman spectroscopy, and gas evolution measurements are used to follow the chemical and structural changes that occur as a function of cell voltage.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1215600
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Chemistry of Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 27; Journal Issue: 19; Journal ID: ISSN 0897-4756
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 25 ENERGY STORAGE

Citation Formats

Ruther, Rose E, Zhou, Hui, Dhital, Chetan, Saravanan, Kuppan, Kercher, Andrew K., Chen, Guoying, Huq, Ashfia, Delnick, Frank M., and Nanda, Jagjit. Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemical Performance of High Capacity Li2Cu0.5Ni0.5O2 Cathodes. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02843.
Ruther, Rose E, Zhou, Hui, Dhital, Chetan, Saravanan, Kuppan, Kercher, Andrew K., Chen, Guoying, Huq, Ashfia, Delnick, Frank M., & Nanda, Jagjit. Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemical Performance of High Capacity Li2Cu0.5Ni0.5O2 Cathodes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02843
Ruther, Rose E, Zhou, Hui, Dhital, Chetan, Saravanan, Kuppan, Kercher, Andrew K., Chen, Guoying, Huq, Ashfia, Delnick, Frank M., and Nanda, Jagjit. Tue . "Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemical Performance of High Capacity Li2Cu0.5Ni0.5O2 Cathodes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02843. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1215600.
@article{osti_1215600,
title = {Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemical Performance of High Capacity Li2Cu0.5Ni0.5O2 Cathodes},
author = {Ruther, Rose E and Zhou, Hui and Dhital, Chetan and Saravanan, Kuppan and Kercher, Andrew K. and Chen, Guoying and Huq, Ashfia and Delnick, Frank M. and Nanda, Jagjit},
abstractNote = {Orthorhombic Li2NiO2, Li2CuO2, and solid solutions thereof have been studied as potential cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries due to their high theoretical capacity and relatively low cost. While neither endmember shows good cycling stability, the intermediate composition, Li2Cu0.5Ni0.5O2, yields reasonably high reversible capacities. A new synthetic approach and detailed characterization of this phase and the parent Li2CuO2 are presented. The cycle life of Li2Cu0.5Ni0.5O2 is shown to depend critically on the voltage window. The formation of Cu1+ at low voltage and oxygen evolution at high voltage limit the electrochemical reversibility. In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), in situ Raman spectroscopy, and gas evolution measurements are used to follow the chemical and structural changes that occur as a function of cell voltage.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02843},
journal = {Chemistry of Materials},
number = 19,
volume = 27,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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