Harnessing the surface structure to enable high-performance cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Yang, Luyi; Yang, Kai; Zheng, Jiaxin; Xu, Kang; Amine, Khalil; Pan, Feng

doi:10.1039/d0cs00137f

Title: Harnessing the surface structure to enable high-performance cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Journal Article · 01 January 2020 · Chemical Society Reviews

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cs00137f · OSTI ID:1774794

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Peking Univ., Shenzhen City, Gong Dong (China). Shenzhen Graduate School. School of Advanced Materials
Army Research Lab., Adelphi, MD (United States). Sensor and Electron Devices Electorate
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Electrochemical Technology Program

The ever-increasing demand for high-performance batteries have been driving the fundamental understanding of the crystal/surface structural and electrochemical properties of intercalation cathode materials, among which the olivine-type, spinel and layered lithium transition metal oxide materials have received particular attention in the past decade due to their successful commercialization. While the most current studies focus on the macroscopic and bulk crystal structure of these materials, our previous work suggests that, as a confined region where charge transfer takes place, the interfacial structures of cathode materials largely dictate their electrochemical performances due to the structural symmetry breaking from 3D (bulk) to 2D (surface), which leads to reconstructions under the different chemical/electrochemical conditions. By summarizing works in this subject and offering our perspectives, this tutorial review will reveal for the first time the correlation between surface structure and interface reconstruction at atomic/molecular scales and their direct impact on corresponding electrochemical performances. More importantly, by extending the knowledge obtained from these three well-studied system, we believe that the same principles established could universally apply to other cathode materials that have been the frontiers of new battery chemistries.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Key Research and Development Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1774794

Journal Information:: Chemical Society Reviews, Journal Name: Chemical Society Reviews Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 49; ISSN 0306-0012

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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