Tuning the Activity of Oxygen in LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 Battery Electrodes

Karki, Khim; Huang, Yiqing; Hwang, Sooyeon; Gamalski, Andrew D.; Whittingham, M. Stanley; Zhou, Guangwen; Stach, Eric A.

doi:10.1021/acsami.6b09585

Title: Tuning the Activity of Oxygen in LiNi_0.8Co_0.15Al_0.05O₂ Battery Electrodes

Journal Article · Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b09585 · OSTI ID:1436255

Karki, Khim ^[1]; Huang, Yiqing ^[2]; Hwang, Sooyeon ^[3]; Gamalski, Andrew D. ^[3]; Whittingham, M. Stanley ^[2]; Zhou, Guangwen ^[2]; Stach, Eric A. ^[3]

Binghamton Univ., NY (United States). NorthEast Center for Chemical Energy Storage (NECCES); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
Binghamton Univ., NY (United States). NorthEast Center for Chemical Energy Storage (NECCES)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)

Layered transition metal oxides such as LiNi_0.8Co_0.15Al_0.05O₂ (NCA) are highly desirable battery electrodes. However, these materials suffer from thermal runaway caused by deleterious oxygen loss and surface phase transitions at highly overcharged and overheated conditions, prompting serious safety concerns. Using in situ environmental transmission electron microscopy techniques, we demonstrate surface oxygen loss and structural changes in the highly overcharged NCA particles are suppressed by exposing them to an oxygen-rich environment. The onset temperature for the loss of oxygen from the electrode particle is delayed to 350 °C at oxygen gas overpressure of 400 mTorr. Similar heating of the particles in a reducing hydrogen gas demonstrated a quick onset of oxygen loss at 150 °C and rapid surface degradation of the particles. Lastly, the results reported here illustrate the fundamental materials science governing the failure processes of electrode particles and highlight possible strategies to circumvent such issues.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Northeastern Center for Chemical Energy Storage (NECCES)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; SC0012583; SC0001294

OSTI ID:: 1436255

Report Number(s):: BNL--203604-2018-JAAM

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 41 Vol. 8; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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