High-capacity phase formation by surface modification of Li 3PO 4 on nanosized Li 2RuO 3 electrode for lithium batteries

  • Yueming Zheng
  • , Sou Taminato
  • , Youlong Xu
  • , Kota Suzuki
  • , Kyungsu Kim
  • , Masaaki Hirayama
  • , Ryoji Kanno

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)447-451
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Power Sources
Volume208
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jun 2012

Keywords

  • Epitaxial film model electrodes
  • Lithium phosphate
  • Lithium ruthenium oxide
  • Surface structure

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