Unravelling the impact of reaction paths on mechanical degradation of intercalation cathodes for lithium-ion batteries
Abstract
The intercalation compounds are generally considered as ideal electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries thanks to their minimum volume expansion and fast lithium ion diffusion. However, cracking still occurs in those compounds and has been identified as one of the critical issues responsible for their capacity decay and short cycle life, although the diffusion-induced stress and volume expansion are much smaller than those in alloying-type electrodes. Here, we designed a thin-film model system that enables us to tailor the cation ordering in LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 spinels and correlate the stress patterns, phase evolution, and cycle performances. Surprisingly, we found that distinct reaction paths cause negligible difference in the overall stress patterns but significantly different cracking behaviors and cycling performances: 95% capacity retention for disordered LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 and 48% capacity retention for ordered LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 after 2000 cycles. We were able to pinpoint that the extended solid-solution region with suppressed phase transformation attributed to the superior electrochemical performance of disordered spinel. Furthermore, this work envisions a strategy for rationally designing stable cathodes for lithium-ion batteries through engineering the atomic structure that extends the solid-solution region and suppresses phase transformation.
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- General Motors Research and Development Center, Warren, MI (United States); Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (United States)
- General Motors Research and Development Center, Warren, MI (United States)
- Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1246774
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 137; Journal Issue: 43; Journal ID: ISSN 0002-7863
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; lithium ion batteries; cathodes; stress; cycling life
Citation Formats
Li, Juchuan, Zhang, Qinglin, Xiao, Xingcheng, Cheng, Yang -Tse, Liang, Chengdu, and Dudney, Nancy J. Unravelling the impact of reaction paths on mechanical degradation of intercalation cathodes for lithium-ion batteries. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1021/jacs.5b06178.
Li, Juchuan, Zhang, Qinglin, Xiao, Xingcheng, Cheng, Yang -Tse, Liang, Chengdu, & Dudney, Nancy J. Unravelling the impact of reaction paths on mechanical degradation of intercalation cathodes for lithium-ion batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b06178
Li, Juchuan, Zhang, Qinglin, Xiao, Xingcheng, Cheng, Yang -Tse, Liang, Chengdu, and Dudney, Nancy J. Sun .
"Unravelling the impact of reaction paths on mechanical degradation of intercalation cathodes for lithium-ion batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b06178. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1246774.
@article{osti_1246774,
title = {Unravelling the impact of reaction paths on mechanical degradation of intercalation cathodes for lithium-ion batteries},
author = {Li, Juchuan and Zhang, Qinglin and Xiao, Xingcheng and Cheng, Yang -Tse and Liang, Chengdu and Dudney, Nancy J.},
abstractNote = {The intercalation compounds are generally considered as ideal electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries thanks to their minimum volume expansion and fast lithium ion diffusion. However, cracking still occurs in those compounds and has been identified as one of the critical issues responsible for their capacity decay and short cycle life, although the diffusion-induced stress and volume expansion are much smaller than those in alloying-type electrodes. Here, we designed a thin-film model system that enables us to tailor the cation ordering in LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 spinels and correlate the stress patterns, phase evolution, and cycle performances. Surprisingly, we found that distinct reaction paths cause negligible difference in the overall stress patterns but significantly different cracking behaviors and cycling performances: 95% capacity retention for disordered LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 and 48% capacity retention for ordered LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 after 2000 cycles. We were able to pinpoint that the extended solid-solution region with suppressed phase transformation attributed to the superior electrochemical performance of disordered spinel. Furthermore, this work envisions a strategy for rationally designing stable cathodes for lithium-ion batteries through engineering the atomic structure that extends the solid-solution region and suppresses phase transformation.},
doi = {10.1021/jacs.5b06178},
journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society},
number = 43,
volume = 137,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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