In–Depth Analysis of the Degradation Mechanisms of High–Nickel, Low/No–Cobalt Layered Oxide Cathodes for Lithium–Ion Batteries
Abstract
Abstract A rational compositional design of high‐nickel, cobalt‐free layered oxide materials for high‐energy and low‐cost lithium‐ion batteries would be expected to further propel the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), yet a composition with satisfactory electrochemical properties has yet to emerge. The previous work has demonstrated a promising LiNi 0.883 Mn 0.056 Al 0.061 O 2 (NMA‐89) composition that outperformed high‐nickel, cobalt‐containing analogs in cycling stability and maintained a comparable rate performance and thermal stability. Herein, the capacity fading mechanism of NMA‐89 in a pouch full cell with a 4.2 V cutoff is compared to that of its cobalt‐containing analogs. The results reveal that particle cracking in LiNi 0.89 Mn 0.055 Co 0.055 O 2 (NMC‐89) and LiNi 0.883 Co 0.053 Al 0.064 O 2 (NCA‐89) leads to a loss of active material and an increase in surface area, thereby exacerbating structural and surface instabilities, accelerating impedance and polarization growth, and ultimately reducing their capacity retentions. LiNi 0.89 Mn 0.044 Co 0.042 Al 0.013 Mg 0.011 O 2 (NMCAM‐89) and NMA‐89 experience subdued surface reactions and maintain spherical particle structures, both of which are conducive to their capacity retentions during long‐term cycling. This investigation offers insights into how specific transition‐metal ionsmore »
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- Univ. of Texas at Austin, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO); USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1972443
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1798406
- Grant/Contract Number:
- EE0008445; DE‐EE0008445
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Advanced Energy Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: 31; Journal ID: ISSN 1614-6832
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; lithium-ion batteries; cobalt-free cathodes; high-nickel layered oxides; pouch cells; degradation mechanisms
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Lee, Steven, Li, Wangda, Dolocan, Andrei, Celio, Hugo, Park, Hyoju, Warner, Jamie H., and Manthiram, Arumugam. In–Depth Analysis of the Degradation Mechanisms of High–Nickel, Low/No–Cobalt Layered Oxide Cathodes for Lithium–Ion Batteries. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1002/aenm.202100858.
Lee, Steven, Li, Wangda, Dolocan, Andrei, Celio, Hugo, Park, Hyoju, Warner, Jamie H., & Manthiram, Arumugam. In–Depth Analysis of the Degradation Mechanisms of High–Nickel, Low/No–Cobalt Layered Oxide Cathodes for Lithium–Ion Batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202100858
Lee, Steven, Li, Wangda, Dolocan, Andrei, Celio, Hugo, Park, Hyoju, Warner, Jamie H., and Manthiram, Arumugam. Thu .
"In–Depth Analysis of the Degradation Mechanisms of High–Nickel, Low/No–Cobalt Layered Oxide Cathodes for Lithium–Ion Batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202100858. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1972443.
@article{osti_1972443,
title = {In–Depth Analysis of the Degradation Mechanisms of High–Nickel, Low/No–Cobalt Layered Oxide Cathodes for Lithium–Ion Batteries},
author = {Lee, Steven and Li, Wangda and Dolocan, Andrei and Celio, Hugo and Park, Hyoju and Warner, Jamie H. and Manthiram, Arumugam},
abstractNote = {Abstract A rational compositional design of high‐nickel, cobalt‐free layered oxide materials for high‐energy and low‐cost lithium‐ion batteries would be expected to further propel the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), yet a composition with satisfactory electrochemical properties has yet to emerge. The previous work has demonstrated a promising LiNi 0.883 Mn 0.056 Al 0.061 O 2 (NMA‐89) composition that outperformed high‐nickel, cobalt‐containing analogs in cycling stability and maintained a comparable rate performance and thermal stability. Herein, the capacity fading mechanism of NMA‐89 in a pouch full cell with a 4.2 V cutoff is compared to that of its cobalt‐containing analogs. The results reveal that particle cracking in LiNi 0.89 Mn 0.055 Co 0.055 O 2 (NMC‐89) and LiNi 0.883 Co 0.053 Al 0.064 O 2 (NCA‐89) leads to a loss of active material and an increase in surface area, thereby exacerbating structural and surface instabilities, accelerating impedance and polarization growth, and ultimately reducing their capacity retentions. LiNi 0.89 Mn 0.044 Co 0.042 Al 0.013 Mg 0.011 O 2 (NMCAM‐89) and NMA‐89 experience subdued surface reactions and maintain spherical particle structures, both of which are conducive to their capacity retentions during long‐term cycling. This investigation offers insights into how specific transition‐metal ions dictate the electrochemical stability of high‐Ni layered oxide cathode materials, highlights the benefit of Mn‐Al combination in NMA‐89, and presents potential strategies to further enhance the performance of this novel class of cathode materials.},
doi = {10.1002/aenm.202100858},
journal = {Advanced Energy Materials},
number = 31,
volume = 11,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Thu Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}
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