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Title: Controlling Surface Phase Transition and Chemical Reactivity of O3-Layered Metal Oxide Cathodes for High-Performance Na-Ion Batteries

Abstract

O3-layered metal oxides are promising cathode materials for high-energy Na-ion batteries (SIBs); however, they suffer from fast capacity fade. In this work, we develop a high-performance O3-NaNi0.68Mn0.22Co0.10O2 cathode for SIBs toward practical applications by suppressing the formation of a rock salt layer at the cathode surface with an advanced electrolyte. The cathode can deliver a high specific capacity of ~196 mAh g–1 and demonstrates >80% capacity retention over 1000 cycles. NaNi0.68Mn0.22Co0.10O2–hard carbon full-cells with practical loading (>2.5 mAh cm–2) and lean electrolyte (~40 μL) demonstrate ~82% capacity retention after 450 cycles. A 60 mAh single-layer pouch cell has also been fabricated and demonstrated stable performance. This work represents a significant leap in SIB development and brings new insights to the development of advanced layered metal oxide cathodes for alkaline-ion batteries.

Authors:
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  1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
  2. Beijing Univ. of Technology (China)
  3. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  4. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  5. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Electricity (OE); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Key Research and Development Program of China; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
OSTI Identifier:
1644016
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1647034
Report Number(s):
BNL-216188-2020-JAAM; PNNL-SA-141318
Journal ID: ISSN 2380-8195
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704; 70247A; 51621003; 2016YFB0700700; AC02-05CH11231; 6951379; AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Energy Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2380-8195
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; Layers; Electrodes; Batteries; Phase transitions; Electrolytes; layers, electrodes, batteries, Phase transitions, electrolytes

Citation Formats

Song, Junhua, Wang, Kuan, Zheng, Jianming, Engelhard, Mark H., Xiao, Biwei, Hu, Enyuan, Zhu, Zihua, Wang, Chongmin, Sui, Manling, Lin, Yuehe, Reed, David, Sprenkle, Vincent L., Yan, Pengfei, and Li, Xiaolin. Controlling Surface Phase Transition and Chemical Reactivity of O3-Layered Metal Oxide Cathodes for High-Performance Na-Ion Batteries. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00700.
Song, Junhua, Wang, Kuan, Zheng, Jianming, Engelhard, Mark H., Xiao, Biwei, Hu, Enyuan, Zhu, Zihua, Wang, Chongmin, Sui, Manling, Lin, Yuehe, Reed, David, Sprenkle, Vincent L., Yan, Pengfei, & Li, Xiaolin. Controlling Surface Phase Transition and Chemical Reactivity of O3-Layered Metal Oxide Cathodes for High-Performance Na-Ion Batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00700
Song, Junhua, Wang, Kuan, Zheng, Jianming, Engelhard, Mark H., Xiao, Biwei, Hu, Enyuan, Zhu, Zihua, Wang, Chongmin, Sui, Manling, Lin, Yuehe, Reed, David, Sprenkle, Vincent L., Yan, Pengfei, and Li, Xiaolin. Tue . "Controlling Surface Phase Transition and Chemical Reactivity of O3-Layered Metal Oxide Cathodes for High-Performance Na-Ion Batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00700. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1644016.
@article{osti_1644016,
title = {Controlling Surface Phase Transition and Chemical Reactivity of O3-Layered Metal Oxide Cathodes for High-Performance Na-Ion Batteries},
author = {Song, Junhua and Wang, Kuan and Zheng, Jianming and Engelhard, Mark H. and Xiao, Biwei and Hu, Enyuan and Zhu, Zihua and Wang, Chongmin and Sui, Manling and Lin, Yuehe and Reed, David and Sprenkle, Vincent L. and Yan, Pengfei and Li, Xiaolin},
abstractNote = {O3-layered metal oxides are promising cathode materials for high-energy Na-ion batteries (SIBs); however, they suffer from fast capacity fade. In this work, we develop a high-performance O3-NaNi0.68Mn0.22Co0.10O2 cathode for SIBs toward practical applications by suppressing the formation of a rock salt layer at the cathode surface with an advanced electrolyte. The cathode can deliver a high specific capacity of ~196 mAh g–1 and demonstrates >80% capacity retention over 1000 cycles. NaNi0.68Mn0.22Co0.10O2–hard carbon full-cells with practical loading (>2.5 mAh cm–2) and lean electrolyte (~40 μL) demonstrate ~82% capacity retention after 450 cycles. A 60 mAh single-layer pouch cell has also been fabricated and demonstrated stable performance. This work represents a significant leap in SIB development and brings new insights to the development of advanced layered metal oxide cathodes for alkaline-ion batteries.},
doi = {10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00700},
journal = {ACS Energy Letters},
number = 6,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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