Multi-scale stabilization of high-voltage LiCoO2 enabled by nanoscale solid electrolyte coating
Abstract
LiCoO2 (LCO) possess a high theoretical specific capacity of 274 mAh g–1, and currently LCO charged to 4.48 V with a capacity of ~190–195 mAh g1 is penetrating the commercial markets. Scalable strategies to further enhance the performance of LCO are highly attractive. In this work, we develop a scalable ball-milling and sintering method to tackle this long-standing challenge by modifying LCO surface with only 1.5–3.5% ceramic solid electrolyte nanoparticles, specifically Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 (LAGP) as an example. Consequently, the atomic-to-meso multiscale structural stabilities have been significantly improved, even with a high cut-off voltage of 4.5 V vs. Li/Li+, leading to excellent electrochemical stabilities. The nano-LAGP modified Li|LCO cell exhibits high discharge capacity of 196 mAh g–1 at 0.1 C, capacity retention of 88% over 400 cycles, and remarkably enhanced rate capability (163 mAh g–1 at 6 C). These results show significant improvement compared to the Li|LCO cells. The as-prepared graphite|LAGP-LCO full cells also show steady cycling with 80.4% capacity retention after 200 cycles with a voltage cut-off of 4.45 V. This work provides a simple and scalable approach to achieve stable cycling of LCO at high voltage with high energy density.
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- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States); Peking Univ., Beijing (China)
- Peking Univ., Beijing (China)
- Univ. of Science and Technology Beijing (China)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Jiangxi Normal Univ., Nanchang (China)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Research Corporation for Science Advancement; China Scholarship Council (CSC); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1616943
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1615380
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-215882-2020-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 2405-8297
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704; 26293
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Energy Storage Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 29; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2405-8297
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; Lithium battery; High voltage; Energy density; LiCoO2; Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 nanoparticles
Citation Formats
Li, Zeyuan, Li, Aijun, Zhang, Hanrui, Ning, Fanghua, Li, Wenxi, Zangiabadi, Amirali, Cheng, Qian, Borovilas, James Joseph, Chen, Yijun, Zhang, Haijun, Xiao, Xianghui, Ouyang, Chuying, Huang, Xiaojing, Lee, Wah-Keat, Ge, Mingyuan, Chu, Yong S., Chuan, Xiuyun, and Yang, Yuan. Multi-scale stabilization of high-voltage LiCoO2 enabled by nanoscale solid electrolyte coating. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2020.03.031.
Li, Zeyuan, Li, Aijun, Zhang, Hanrui, Ning, Fanghua, Li, Wenxi, Zangiabadi, Amirali, Cheng, Qian, Borovilas, James Joseph, Chen, Yijun, Zhang, Haijun, Xiao, Xianghui, Ouyang, Chuying, Huang, Xiaojing, Lee, Wah-Keat, Ge, Mingyuan, Chu, Yong S., Chuan, Xiuyun, & Yang, Yuan. Multi-scale stabilization of high-voltage LiCoO2 enabled by nanoscale solid electrolyte coating. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2020.03.031
Li, Zeyuan, Li, Aijun, Zhang, Hanrui, Ning, Fanghua, Li, Wenxi, Zangiabadi, Amirali, Cheng, Qian, Borovilas, James Joseph, Chen, Yijun, Zhang, Haijun, Xiao, Xianghui, Ouyang, Chuying, Huang, Xiaojing, Lee, Wah-Keat, Ge, Mingyuan, Chu, Yong S., Chuan, Xiuyun, and Yang, Yuan. Thu .
"Multi-scale stabilization of high-voltage LiCoO2 enabled by nanoscale solid electrolyte coating". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2020.03.031. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1616943.
@article{osti_1616943,
title = {Multi-scale stabilization of high-voltage LiCoO2 enabled by nanoscale solid electrolyte coating},
author = {Li, Zeyuan and Li, Aijun and Zhang, Hanrui and Ning, Fanghua and Li, Wenxi and Zangiabadi, Amirali and Cheng, Qian and Borovilas, James Joseph and Chen, Yijun and Zhang, Haijun and Xiao, Xianghui and Ouyang, Chuying and Huang, Xiaojing and Lee, Wah-Keat and Ge, Mingyuan and Chu, Yong S. and Chuan, Xiuyun and Yang, Yuan},
abstractNote = {LiCoO2 (LCO) possess a high theoretical specific capacity of 274 mAh g–1, and currently LCO charged to 4.48 V with a capacity of ~190–195 mAh g1 is penetrating the commercial markets. Scalable strategies to further enhance the performance of LCO are highly attractive. In this work, we develop a scalable ball-milling and sintering method to tackle this long-standing challenge by modifying LCO surface with only 1.5–3.5% ceramic solid electrolyte nanoparticles, specifically Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 (LAGP) as an example. Consequently, the atomic-to-meso multiscale structural stabilities have been significantly improved, even with a high cut-off voltage of 4.5 V vs. Li/Li+, leading to excellent electrochemical stabilities. The nano-LAGP modified Li|LCO cell exhibits high discharge capacity of 196 mAh g–1 at 0.1 C, capacity retention of 88% over 400 cycles, and remarkably enhanced rate capability (163 mAh g–1 at 6 C). These results show significant improvement compared to the Li|LCO cells. The as-prepared graphite|LAGP-LCO full cells also show steady cycling with 80.4% capacity retention after 200 cycles with a voltage cut-off of 4.45 V. This work provides a simple and scalable approach to achieve stable cycling of LCO at high voltage with high energy density.},
doi = {10.1016/j.ensm.2020.03.031},
journal = {Energy Storage Materials},
number = C,
volume = 29,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}
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