Abstract
Effects of modifying the surface of lithium excess layered rock-salt type electrodes by Li 3PO 4 is investigated using epitaxial Li 2RuO 3 model electrodes. A 3.6-nm-thick amorphous Li 3PO 4 layer is deposited on a 25.5-nm-thick Li 2RuO 3 film by pulsed laser deposition. X-ray absorption near edge structure reveals that the modified Li 2RuO 3 surface had different electronic states of Ru from the unmodified Li 2RuO 3 surface, indicating that Li 3PO 4 deposition changes the structure of the Li 2RuO 3 surface. Li 3PO 4-modified Li 2RuO 3 has a much higher first discharge capacity (296 mAh g -1) between 2.8 and 4.2 V than unmodified Li 2RuO 3 (190 mAh g -1). The modified and unmodified Li 2RuO 3 have irreversible capacities in the first charge/discharge process of 22 and 148 mAh g -1, respectively. The surface modification induced by Li 3PO 4 deposition enhances the structural stability of the Li 2RuO 3 surface during the initial charging process.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 447-451 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Power Sources |
| Volume | 208 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Jun 2012 |
Keywords
- Epitaxial film model electrodes
- Lithium phosphate
- Lithium ruthenium oxide
- Surface structure