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Title: An ultrathin solid-state electrolyte film coated on LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 electrode surface for enhanced performance of lithium-ion batteries

Abstract

We report layered Ni-rich oxide is a promising cathode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) of high energy density, yet its poor electrochemical stability induced by electrode-electrolyte interfacial degradation has still needed to be addressed. Surface coating is one of the powerful techniques to tackle this issue, nevertheless, it has been extensively used on particle but not electrode regarding a larger area of protection. Herein, we have covered a nano-scaled layer of lithium phosphorus oxynitride (LiPON) on the electrode level of LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM) surface and found lower impedance, longer cycle life, and better safety for treated battery. Most notably, such an NCM-LiPON based 1.3 Ah pouch cell delivers an energy density of 364.4 Wh kg-1 (based on positive and negative materials), along with the retention of 80.0% over 745 cycles at 0.5 C-rate, which is 1.3 times longer than the bare one. This results from modification of both superficial cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI) and structure stabilization of general particle surface, therefore, role of conformal coating upon electrode surface should be highlighted.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [3];  [1];  [4];  [4];  [5];  [1]
  1. Fudan University, Shanghai (China)
  2. Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)
  3. Tsinghua University, Beijing (China)
  4. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
  5. Tianmu Lake Institute of Advanced Energy Storage Technologies, Liyang (China); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1886227
Report Number(s):
BNL-222497-2021-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 2405-8297
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704; U20A20336; 21773037
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Energy Storage Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 45; Journal ID: ISSN 2405-8297
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; LiPON; surface coating; Ni-rich NCM cathode

Citation Formats

Yang, Si-Yu, Shadike, Zulipiya, Wang, Wei-Wen, Yue, Xin-Yang, Xia, He-Yi, Bak, Seong-Min, Du, Yong-Hua, Li, Hong, and Fu, Zheng-Wen. An ultrathin solid-state electrolyte film coated on LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 electrode surface for enhanced performance of lithium-ion batteries. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1016/j.ensm.2021.11.017.
Yang, Si-Yu, Shadike, Zulipiya, Wang, Wei-Wen, Yue, Xin-Yang, Xia, He-Yi, Bak, Seong-Min, Du, Yong-Hua, Li, Hong, & Fu, Zheng-Wen. An ultrathin solid-state electrolyte film coated on LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 electrode surface for enhanced performance of lithium-ion batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.11.017
Yang, Si-Yu, Shadike, Zulipiya, Wang, Wei-Wen, Yue, Xin-Yang, Xia, He-Yi, Bak, Seong-Min, Du, Yong-Hua, Li, Hong, and Fu, Zheng-Wen. Tue . "An ultrathin solid-state electrolyte film coated on LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 electrode surface for enhanced performance of lithium-ion batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2021.11.017. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1886227.
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author = {Yang, Si-Yu and Shadike, Zulipiya and Wang, Wei-Wen and Yue, Xin-Yang and Xia, He-Yi and Bak, Seong-Min and Du, Yong-Hua and Li, Hong and Fu, Zheng-Wen},
abstractNote = {We report layered Ni-rich oxide is a promising cathode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) of high energy density, yet its poor electrochemical stability induced by electrode-electrolyte interfacial degradation has still needed to be addressed. Surface coating is one of the powerful techniques to tackle this issue, nevertheless, it has been extensively used on particle but not electrode regarding a larger area of protection. Herein, we have covered a nano-scaled layer of lithium phosphorus oxynitride (LiPON) on the electrode level of LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM) surface and found lower impedance, longer cycle life, and better safety for treated battery. Most notably, such an NCM-LiPON based 1.3 Ah pouch cell delivers an energy density of 364.4 Wh kg-1 (based on positive and negative materials), along with the retention of 80.0% over 745 cycles at 0.5 C-rate, which is 1.3 times longer than the bare one. This results from modification of both superficial cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI) and structure stabilization of general particle surface, therefore, role of conformal coating upon electrode surface should be highlighted.},
doi = {10.1016/j.ensm.2021.11.017},
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year = {Tue Nov 09 00:00:00 EST 2021},
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