A novel synthesis strategy to improve cycle stability of LiNio.8Mno.1Co0.1O2 at high cut-off voltages through core-shell structuring

Nickel-rich cathode materials have attracted considerable interest because of their high specific capacities,voltage ranges,and low cost.However,serious capacity attenuation and poor rate performance limit their application.This study proposes a novel strategy to improve the cycle stability of the nickel-rich LiNi0.sCo0.1Mn0.1O2(NCM811)layer material by designing core-shell LiNio.sCoo.1 Mno.102(CS-NCM811).CS-NCM811 is designed by the characteristic reaction between dimethylglyoxime(C4H8N2O2)and nickel ion to form Ni(C4H7N2O2)2-The CS-NCM811 is characterized with high nickel content in its core and high manganese content on its surface,leading to a high capacity and excellent cycle stability.The capacity retention of CS-NCM811 was 72.8%,much higher than that of NCM811(47.1%)after 500 cycles at a rate of 5 C.Not only is this method a no vel strategy to desig n high capacity cathode materials but also provides some new in sights into the cycle stability of nickel-rich layered cathode materials.