High-Thermal- and Air-Stability Cathode Material with Concentration-Gradient Buffer for Li-Ion Batteries

  • Ji Lei Shi
  • , Ran Qi
  • , Xu Dong Zhang
  • , Peng Fei Wang
  • , Wei Gui Fu
  • , Ya Xia Yin
  • , Jian Xu
  • , Li Jun Wan
  • , Yu Guo Guo

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Abstract

Delivery of high capacity with high thermal and air stability is a great challenge in the development of Ni-rich layered cathodes for commercialized Li-ion batteries (LIBs). Herein we present a surface concentration-gradient spherical particle with varying elemental composition from the outer end LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 (NCM) to the inner end LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 (NCA). This cathode material with the merit of NCM concentration-gradient protective buffer and the inner NCA core shows high capacity retention of 99.8% after 200 cycles at 0.5 C. Furthermore, this cathode material exhibits much improved thermal and air stability compared with bare NCA. These results provide new insights into the structural design of high-performance cathodes with high energy density, long life span, and storage stability materials for LIBs in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42829-42835
Number of pages7
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume9
Issue number49
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Dec 2017

Keywords

  • cathode materials
  • concentration gradient
  • Li-ion batteries
  • Ni-rich
  • thermal stability

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