Affiliation:
1. Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
Abstract
AbstractLayered oxides represent a prominent class of cathodes employed in lithium‐ion batteries. The structural degradation of layered cathodes causes capacity decay during cycling, which is generally induced by anisotropic lattice strain in the bulk of cathode particle and oxygen release at the surface. However, particularly in lithium‐rich layered oxides (LLOs) that undergo intense oxygen redox reactions, the challenge of simultaneously addressing bulk and surface issues through a singular modification technique remains arduous. Here a thin (1‐nm) and coherent spinel‐like phase is constructed on the surface of LLOs particle to suppress bulk strain and surface O2 release by just adjusting the amount of lithium source during synthesis. The spinel‐like phase hinders the surface O2 release by accommodating O2 inside the surface layer, while the trapped O2 in the bulk impedes strain evolution by ≈70% at high voltages compared with unmodified LLOs. Consequently, the enhanced structural stability leads to an improved capacity retention of 97.6% and a high Coulombic efficiency of ≈99.5% after 100 cycles at 0.1°C. These findings provide profound mechanistic insights into the functioning of surface structure and offer guidance for synthesizing high‐capacity cathodes with superior cyclability.
Funder
National Key Research and Development Program of China
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science
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