We report on first-principles studies of lithium-intercalation-induced structural phase transitions in molybdenum disulphide (MoS2 ), a promising material for energy storage in lithium ion batteries. It is demonstrate...We report on first-principles studies of lithium-intercalation-induced structural phase transitions in molybdenum disulphide (MoS2 ), a promising material for energy storage in lithium ion batteries. It is demonstrated that the inversion-symmetry-related Mo-S p-d covalence interaction and the anisotropy of d-band hybridization are the critical factors influencing the structural phase transitions upon Li ion intercalation. Li ion intercalation in 2H-MoS2 leads to two competing effects, i.e. the 2H-to-1T transition due to the weakening of Mo-S p-d interaction and the D 6h crystal field, and the charge-density-wave transition due to the Peierls instability in Li-intercalated 2H phase. The stabilization of charge density wave in Li-intercalated MoS2 originates from the enhanced electron correlation due to nearest-neighbor Mo-Mo d-d covalence interaction, conforming to the extended Hubbard model. The magnitude of charge density wave is affected by Mo-S p-d covalence interaction and the anisotropy of d-band hybridization. In 1T phase of Li-intercalated MoS2 , the strong anisotropy of d-band hybridization contributes to the strong Fermi surface nesting while the d-band nonbonding with S-p facilities effective electron injection.展开更多
LiNi_(1/3)Co_(1/3)Mn_(1/3)O_2, LiMn_2O_4 and LiCoO_2 are paired to make the blended materials for the cathode of lithium-ion batteries. The factors impacting on the characteristics of blended materials are studied usi...LiNi_(1/3)Co_(1/3)Mn_(1/3)O_2, LiMn_2O_4 and LiCoO_2 are paired to make the blended materials for the cathode of lithium-ion batteries. The factors impacting on the characteristics of blended materials are studied using constant current charge/discharge measurement and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results show that the three pairs of blended materials exhibit very different synergetic effects in high C-rate discharging. The mechanism of particle synergetic effect has a physical root on the compensating material property of blending components, which fundamentally correlates with their similarity and difference in crystalline and electronic structures. The AC impedance show the obvious changes that alternate the high C-rate performance, due to reduced particle impedance in blended materials. The pairs of LiNi_(1/3)Co_(1/3)Mn_(1/3)O_2-LiMn_2O and LiCoO_2-LiMn_2O_4 present obvious increases in high C-rate reversible capacities than does the pair LiCoO_2-LiNi_(1/3)Co_(1/3)Mn_(1/3)O_2.展开更多
The valence charge density distribution for the icosahedral AlPdMn (i-AlPdMn) quasicrystal was obtained with the structure factors of the nine strongest symmetry inequivalent reflections, which were refined by using...The valence charge density distribution for the icosahedral AlPdMn (i-AlPdMn) quasicrystal was obtained with the structure factors of the nine strongest symmetry inequivalent reflections, which were refined by using the quantitative convergent beam electron diffraction (QCBED) technique. It shows that the bonding charge is localized. The enhanced charge density in the middle of the aluminum-transition-metal (Al-TM) bond shown in the valence charge density' distribution is the characteristic of covalent bonding. Assuming that the shape of an atom is a sphere with covalent radius, the number of electrons that each atom gains or loses in 55 different pseudo-Mackay clusters (PMCs) was cal- culated based on the obtained valence charge density distribution. It indicates that almost all the atoms lose electrons except a few Pd atoms that are in some particular shells. It also shows that the atoms of an identified element could have different valences because of chemically and/or structurally different local environments in which the atoms situ- ate. Regardless of the topology and chemical occupancy, the number of valence electrons per atom in a cluster is close to 1.69. This strongly suggests that the pseudo-Mackay clusters are stabilized at a certain elec- tron concentration.展开更多
基金supported by the Ningbo Key Innovation Team and the Ningbo Natural Science Foundation (2011B82005, 2012A610098)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (LQ12A04004)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11174301)the National Basic Research Program of China (2012CB722700, SS2013AA050901)X.Chen appreciates supports by the Postdoctoral Foundation of China(2012M510156)
文摘We report on first-principles studies of lithium-intercalation-induced structural phase transitions in molybdenum disulphide (MoS2 ), a promising material for energy storage in lithium ion batteries. It is demonstrated that the inversion-symmetry-related Mo-S p-d covalence interaction and the anisotropy of d-band hybridization are the critical factors influencing the structural phase transitions upon Li ion intercalation. Li ion intercalation in 2H-MoS2 leads to two competing effects, i.e. the 2H-to-1T transition due to the weakening of Mo-S p-d interaction and the D 6h crystal field, and the charge-density-wave transition due to the Peierls instability in Li-intercalated 2H phase. The stabilization of charge density wave in Li-intercalated MoS2 originates from the enhanced electron correlation due to nearest-neighbor Mo-Mo d-d covalence interaction, conforming to the extended Hubbard model. The magnitude of charge density wave is affected by Mo-S p-d covalence interaction and the anisotropy of d-band hybridization. In 1T phase of Li-intercalated MoS2 , the strong anisotropy of d-band hybridization contributes to the strong Fermi surface nesting while the d-band nonbonding with S-p facilities effective electron injection.
基金supported by the National Research Program of China (Grant No. 2013AA050901)the National Young Scholar Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 201303235)+3 种基金the Public Projects of Zhejiang Province (Grant No. 2015C31122)Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation(Grant No. LY16B030007)Ningbo Natural Science Foundation (Grant No.2015A610240)Zhejiang Province Key Science and Technology InnovationTeam (Grant No. 2013PT16)
文摘LiNi_(1/3)Co_(1/3)Mn_(1/3)O_2, LiMn_2O_4 and LiCoO_2 are paired to make the blended materials for the cathode of lithium-ion batteries. The factors impacting on the characteristics of blended materials are studied using constant current charge/discharge measurement and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results show that the three pairs of blended materials exhibit very different synergetic effects in high C-rate discharging. The mechanism of particle synergetic effect has a physical root on the compensating material property of blending components, which fundamentally correlates with their similarity and difference in crystalline and electronic structures. The AC impedance show the obvious changes that alternate the high C-rate performance, due to reduced particle impedance in blended materials. The pairs of LiNi_(1/3)Co_(1/3)Mn_(1/3)O_2-LiMn_2O and LiCoO_2-LiMn_2O_4 present obvious increases in high C-rate reversible capacities than does the pair LiCoO_2-LiNi_(1/3)Co_(1/3)Mn_(1/3)O_2.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50671073)
文摘The valence charge density distribution for the icosahedral AlPdMn (i-AlPdMn) quasicrystal was obtained with the structure factors of the nine strongest symmetry inequivalent reflections, which were refined by using the quantitative convergent beam electron diffraction (QCBED) technique. It shows that the bonding charge is localized. The enhanced charge density in the middle of the aluminum-transition-metal (Al-TM) bond shown in the valence charge density' distribution is the characteristic of covalent bonding. Assuming that the shape of an atom is a sphere with covalent radius, the number of electrons that each atom gains or loses in 55 different pseudo-Mackay clusters (PMCs) was cal- culated based on the obtained valence charge density distribution. It indicates that almost all the atoms lose electrons except a few Pd atoms that are in some particular shells. It also shows that the atoms of an identified element could have different valences because of chemically and/or structurally different local environments in which the atoms situ- ate. Regardless of the topology and chemical occupancy, the number of valence electrons per atom in a cluster is close to 1.69. This strongly suggests that the pseudo-Mackay clusters are stabilized at a certain elec- tron concentration.