Resolving Charge Distribution for Compositionally Heterogeneous Battery Cathode Materials
Abstract
The isostructural nature of Li-layered cathodes allows for accommodating multiple transition metals (TMs). However, little is known about how the local TM stoichiometry influences the charging behavior of battery particles thus impacting battery performance. In this work, we develop heterogeneous compositional distributions in polycrystalline LiNi1–x–yMnxCoyO2 (NMC) particles to investigate the interplay between local stoichiometry and charge distribution. These NMC particles exhibit a broad, continuous distribution of local Ni/Mn/Co stoichiometry, which does not compromise the global layeredness. The local Mn and Ni concentrations in individual NMC particles are positively and negatively correlated with the electrochemically induced Ni oxidation, respectively, whereas the Co concentration does not impose a clear effect on the Ni oxidation. The resulting material delivers excellent reversible capacity, rate capability, and cycle life at high operating voltages. Engineering Ni/Mn/Co distribution in NMC particles may provide a path toward controlling the charge distribution and thus chemomechanical properties of polycrystalline battery particles.
- Authors:
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- Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1873407
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515; DMR-1832613
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nano Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 22; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1530-6984
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; polycrystalline; NMC cathode; heterogeneity; charge distribution; local stoichiometry
Citation Formats
Mu, Linqin, Zhang, Jin, Xu, Yahong, Wei, Chenxi, Rahman, Muhammad Mominur, Nordlund, Dennis, Liu, Yijin, and Lin, Feng. Resolving Charge Distribution for Compositionally Heterogeneous Battery Cathode Materials. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04464.
Mu, Linqin, Zhang, Jin, Xu, Yahong, Wei, Chenxi, Rahman, Muhammad Mominur, Nordlund, Dennis, Liu, Yijin, & Lin, Feng. Resolving Charge Distribution for Compositionally Heterogeneous Battery Cathode Materials. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04464
Mu, Linqin, Zhang, Jin, Xu, Yahong, Wei, Chenxi, Rahman, Muhammad Mominur, Nordlund, Dennis, Liu, Yijin, and Lin, Feng. Tue .
"Resolving Charge Distribution for Compositionally Heterogeneous Battery Cathode Materials". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04464. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1873407.
@article{osti_1873407,
title = {Resolving Charge Distribution for Compositionally Heterogeneous Battery Cathode Materials},
author = {Mu, Linqin and Zhang, Jin and Xu, Yahong and Wei, Chenxi and Rahman, Muhammad Mominur and Nordlund, Dennis and Liu, Yijin and Lin, Feng},
abstractNote = {The isostructural nature of Li-layered cathodes allows for accommodating multiple transition metals (TMs). However, little is known about how the local TM stoichiometry influences the charging behavior of battery particles thus impacting battery performance. In this work, we develop heterogeneous compositional distributions in polycrystalline LiNi1–x–yMnxCoyO2 (NMC) particles to investigate the interplay between local stoichiometry and charge distribution. These NMC particles exhibit a broad, continuous distribution of local Ni/Mn/Co stoichiometry, which does not compromise the global layeredness. The local Mn and Ni concentrations in individual NMC particles are positively and negatively correlated with the electrochemically induced Ni oxidation, respectively, whereas the Co concentration does not impose a clear effect on the Ni oxidation. The resulting material delivers excellent reversible capacity, rate capability, and cycle life at high operating voltages. Engineering Ni/Mn/Co distribution in NMC particles may provide a path toward controlling the charge distribution and thus chemomechanical properties of polycrystalline battery particles.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04464},
journal = {Nano Letters},
number = 3,
volume = 22,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2022},
month = {Tue Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2022}
}
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