Mechanism for Al2O3 Atomic Layer Deposition on LiMn2O4 from In Situ Measurements and Ab Initio Calculations

Chen, Lin; Warburton, Robert E.; Chen, Kan-Sheng; Libera, Joseph A.; Johnson, Christopher; Yang, Zhenzhen; Hersam, Mark C.; Greeley, Jeffrey P.; Elam, Jeffrey W.

doi:10.1016/j.chempr.2018.08.006

Title: Mechanism for Al2O3 Atomic Layer Deposition on LiMn2O4 from In Situ Measurements and Ab Initio Calculations

Abstract

Deposition of protective coatings on lithium-ion battery electrode materials has been shown to enhance electrochemical capacity retention. Despite this, little is understood regarding the nature of the interface formed between the protective coating and the electrode. Here, we report a detailed mechanism for Al₂O₃ atomic layer deposition on LiMn₂O₄. We find that the initial stages of Al₂O₃ ALD on LiMn₂O₄ lead to sub-monolayer deposits that enhance electrochemical performance.

Authors:: Chen, Lin; Warburton, Robert E.; Chen, Kan-Sheng; Libera, Joseph A.; Johnson, Christopher; Yang, Zhenzhen; Hersam, Mark C.; Greeley, Jeffrey P.; Elam, Jeffrey W.

Publication Date:: Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Research Org.:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Electrical Energy Storage (CEES); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Energy Frontier Research Center. Center for Electrochemical Energy Science (CEES)

OSTI Identifier:: 1570069

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1483654

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Chem

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Chem Journal Volume: 4 Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 2451-9294

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; atomic layer deposition; coating and doping in LMO and NMC; fundamental understanding

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                    Chen, Lin, Warburton, Robert E., Chen, Kan-Sheng, Libera, Joseph A., Johnson, Christopher, Yang, Zhenzhen, Hersam, Mark C., Greeley, Jeffrey P., and Elam, Jeffrey W. Mechanism for Al2O3 Atomic Layer Deposition on LiMn2O4 from In Situ Measurements and Ab Initio Calculations.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Chen, Lin, Warburton, Robert E., Chen, Kan-Sheng, Libera, Joseph A., Johnson, Christopher, Yang, Zhenzhen, Hersam, Mark C., Greeley, Jeffrey P., & Elam, Jeffrey W. Mechanism for Al2O3 Atomic Layer Deposition on LiMn2O4 from In Situ Measurements and Ab Initio Calculations.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2018.08.006

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                    Chen, Lin, Warburton, Robert E., Chen, Kan-Sheng, Libera, Joseph A., Johnson, Christopher, Yang, Zhenzhen, Hersam, Mark C., Greeley, Jeffrey P., and Elam, Jeffrey W. Mon .  
"Mechanism for Al2O3 Atomic Layer Deposition on LiMn2O4 from In Situ Measurements and Ab Initio Calculations".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2018.08.006.

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@article{osti_1570069,

  title        = {Mechanism for Al2O3 Atomic Layer Deposition on LiMn2O4 from In Situ Measurements and Ab Initio Calculations},

  author       = {Chen, Lin and Warburton, Robert E. and Chen, Kan-Sheng and Libera, Joseph A. and Johnson, Christopher and Yang, Zhenzhen and Hersam, Mark C. and Greeley, Jeffrey P. and Elam, Jeffrey W.},

  abstractNote = {Deposition of protective coatings on lithium-ion battery electrode materials has been shown to enhance electrochemical capacity retention. Despite this, little is understood regarding the nature of the interface formed between the protective coating and the electrode. Here, we report a detailed mechanism for Al2O3 atomic layer deposition on LiMn2O4. We find that the initial stages of Al2O3 ALD on LiMn2O4 lead to sub-monolayer deposits that enhance electrochemical performance.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.chempr.2018.08.006},

  journal      = {Chem},

  number       = 10,

  volume       = 4,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018},

  month        = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018}

}

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