Beneficial Effect of Li5FeO4 Lithium Source for Li-Ion Batteries with a Layered NMC Cathode and Si Anode
Abstract
The energy density of lithium-ion batteries can be increased by replacing the traditional graphite anode with a high capacity silicon anode. However, volume changes and interfacial instabilities cause a large irreversible capacity and a continual loss of lithium during cycling, which lead to rapid capacity loss. In this work, we add Li5FeO4 (LFO) to a LiNi0.5Mn0.3Co0.2O2 (NMC) cathode as a pre-lithiation additive, which increases the lithium inventory and extends the cycle life of Si-graphite/NMC full cells, and decreases the NMC particle degradation. LFO delivers a large 764 mAh g–1LFO capacity below 4.7 V vs Li/Li+. By tuning the LFO content in Si-graphite/LFO-NMC full cells, we show higher capacity, improved retention, lower impedance, and superior rate performance compared to full cells without LFO. Post-test characterizations demonstrate that LFO inclusion in the cathode matrix leads to less NMC secondary particle segregation/cracking and a thinner surface reduced layer on the NMC particles. The beneficial effects of LFO endure after the lithium reserve has been exhausted, highlighting a lasting synergy between the lithium source and electrode active materials. This study introduces a new approach to simultaneously increase lithium inventory and reduce cathode degradation, and makes critical advances toward enabling Si anodes for lithium-ion batteries.
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
- Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1782722
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
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- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society (Online); Journal Volume: 167; Journal Issue: 16; Journal ID: ISSN 1945-7111
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; Si anode; blended electrode; cathode additive; lithium-ion battery; pre-lithiation
Citation Formats
Dose, Wesley M., Villa, Cesar, Hu, Xiaobing, Dunlop, Alison R., Piernas-Muñoz, Maria Jose, Maroni, Victor A., Trask, Stephen E., Bloom, Ira, Dravid, Vinayak, and Johnson, Christopher S. Beneficial Effect of Li5FeO4 Lithium Source for Li-Ion Batteries with a Layered NMC Cathode and Si Anode. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1149/1945-7111/abd1ef.
Dose, Wesley M., Villa, Cesar, Hu, Xiaobing, Dunlop, Alison R., Piernas-Muñoz, Maria Jose, Maroni, Victor A., Trask, Stephen E., Bloom, Ira, Dravid, Vinayak, & Johnson, Christopher S. Beneficial Effect of Li5FeO4 Lithium Source for Li-Ion Batteries with a Layered NMC Cathode and Si Anode. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/abd1ef
Dose, Wesley M., Villa, Cesar, Hu, Xiaobing, Dunlop, Alison R., Piernas-Muñoz, Maria Jose, Maroni, Victor A., Trask, Stephen E., Bloom, Ira, Dravid, Vinayak, and Johnson, Christopher S. Wed .
"Beneficial Effect of Li5FeO4 Lithium Source for Li-Ion Batteries with a Layered NMC Cathode and Si Anode". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/abd1ef. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1782722.
@article{osti_1782722,
title = {Beneficial Effect of Li5FeO4 Lithium Source for Li-Ion Batteries with a Layered NMC Cathode and Si Anode},
author = {Dose, Wesley M. and Villa, Cesar and Hu, Xiaobing and Dunlop, Alison R. and Piernas-Muñoz, Maria Jose and Maroni, Victor A. and Trask, Stephen E. and Bloom, Ira and Dravid, Vinayak and Johnson, Christopher S.},
abstractNote = {The energy density of lithium-ion batteries can be increased by replacing the traditional graphite anode with a high capacity silicon anode. However, volume changes and interfacial instabilities cause a large irreversible capacity and a continual loss of lithium during cycling, which lead to rapid capacity loss. In this work, we add Li5FeO4 (LFO) to a LiNi0.5Mn0.3Co0.2O2 (NMC) cathode as a pre-lithiation additive, which increases the lithium inventory and extends the cycle life of Si-graphite/NMC full cells, and decreases the NMC particle degradation. LFO delivers a large 764 mAh g–1LFO capacity below 4.7 V vs Li/Li+. By tuning the LFO content in Si-graphite/LFO-NMC full cells, we show higher capacity, improved retention, lower impedance, and superior rate performance compared to full cells without LFO. Post-test characterizations demonstrate that LFO inclusion in the cathode matrix leads to less NMC secondary particle segregation/cracking and a thinner surface reduced layer on the NMC particles. The beneficial effects of LFO endure after the lithium reserve has been exhausted, highlighting a lasting synergy between the lithium source and electrode active materials. This study introduces a new approach to simultaneously increase lithium inventory and reduce cathode degradation, and makes critical advances toward enabling Si anodes for lithium-ion batteries.},
doi = {10.1149/1945-7111/abd1ef},
journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society (Online)},
number = 16,
volume = 167,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Wed Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2020}
}
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