Kinetic Limitations in Single‐Crystal High‐Nickel Cathodes

Ge, Mingyuan; Wi, Sungun; Liu, Xiang; Bai, Jianming; Ehrlich, Steven; Lu, Deyu; Lee, Wah‐Keat; Chen, Zonghai; Wang, Feng

doi:10.1002/ange.202012773

Title: Kinetic Limitations in Single‐Crystal High‐Nickel Cathodes

Journal Article · 11 March 2021 · Angewandte Chemie

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202012773 · OSTI ID:1786079

Ge, Mingyuan ^[1]; Wi, Sungun ^[1]; Liu, Xiang ^[2]; Bai, Jianming ^[1]; Ehrlich, Steven ^[1]; Lu, Deyu ^[1]; Lee, Wah‐Keat ^[1]; Chen, Zonghai ^[2];

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Energy and Photon Sciences Directorate Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton NY 11973 USA
Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory Argonne IL 60439 USA

Abstract High‐nickel cathodes attract immense interest for use in lithium‐ion batteries to boost Li‐storage capacity while reducing cost. For overcoming the intergranular‐cracking issue in polycrystals, single‐crystals are considered an appealing alternative, but aggravating concerns on compromising the ionic transport and kinetic properties. We report here a quantitative assessment of redox reaction in single‐crystal LiNi _0.8 Mn _0.1 Co _0.1 O ₂ using operando hard X‐ray microscopy/spectroscopy, revealing a strong dependence of redox kinetics on the state of charge (SOC). Specifically, the redox is sluggish at low SOC but increases rapidly as SOC increases, both in bulk electrodes and individual particles. The observation is corroborated by transport measurements and finite‐element simulation, indicating that the sluggish kinetics in single‐crystals is governed by ionic transport at low SOC and may be alleviated through synergistic interaction with polycrystals integrated into a same electrode.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

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OSTI ID:: 1786079

Journal Information:: Angewandte Chemie, Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie Journal Issue: 32 Vol. 133; ISSN 0044-8249

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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