Iron disulfide(FeS_2)cathode active material was prepared from iron and sulfur at room temperature by high energy mechanical alloying.Modified FeS_2 composites containing Co or Ni transition metal powders as additives...Iron disulfide(FeS_2)cathode active material was prepared from iron and sulfur at room temperature by high energy mechanical alloying.Modified FeS_2 composites containing Co or Ni transition metal powders as additives were also prepared by the same method.Lithium cells with these FeS_2 cathodes were studied for charge-discharge properties at room temperature using 0.5M LiTFSI in tetra(ethylene glycol)dimethyl ether(TEGDME)solvent.Cyclic voltammetry showed two anodic oxidation peaks at 1.8 and 2.5V and two cathodic reduction peaks at 2.0 and 1.3 V for FeS_2 with metal additives.The addition of 5wt% Co and 3wt% Ni resulted in an enhancement of the first discharge capacity giving 571 and 844mAh/g respectively at 0.1C-rate.The cycle performance was also enhanced remarkably by the addition of these electrically conductive transition metals in the active material.FeS_2 with 5wt% Co exhibited a stable cycle performance delivering a reversible capacity of 338mAh/g(37.8% of theoretical capacity)after 20 cycles.展开更多
High-voltage nickel-rich layered cathodes possess the requisite,such as excellent discharge capacity and high energy density,to realize lithium batteries with higher energy density.However,such materials suffer from s...High-voltage nickel-rich layered cathodes possess the requisite,such as excellent discharge capacity and high energy density,to realize lithium batteries with higher energy density.However,such materials suffer from structural and interfacial instability at high voltages(>4.3 V).To reinforce the stability of these cathode materials at elevated voltages,lithium borate salts are investigated as electrolyte additives to generate a superior cathode-electrolyte interphase.Specifically,the use of lithium bis(oxalato)borate(LiBOB)leads to an enhanced cycling stability with a capacity retention of 81.7%.Importantly,almost no voltage hysteresis is detected after 200 cycles at 1C.This outstanding electrochemical performance is attributed to an enhanced structural and interfacial stability,which is attained by suppressing the generation of micro-cracks and the superficial structural degradation upon cycling.The improved stability stems from the formation of a fortified borate-containing interphase which protects the highly reactive cathode from parasitic reactions with the electrolyte.Finally,the decomposition process of LiBOB and the possible adsorption routes to the cathode surface are deduced and elucidated.展开更多
文摘Iron disulfide(FeS_2)cathode active material was prepared from iron and sulfur at room temperature by high energy mechanical alloying.Modified FeS_2 composites containing Co or Ni transition metal powders as additives were also prepared by the same method.Lithium cells with these FeS_2 cathodes were studied for charge-discharge properties at room temperature using 0.5M LiTFSI in tetra(ethylene glycol)dimethyl ether(TEGDME)solvent.Cyclic voltammetry showed two anodic oxidation peaks at 1.8 and 2.5V and two cathodic reduction peaks at 2.0 and 1.3 V for FeS_2 with metal additives.The addition of 5wt% Co and 3wt% Ni resulted in an enhancement of the first discharge capacity giving 571 and 844mAh/g respectively at 0.1C-rate.The cycle performance was also enhanced remarkably by the addition of these electrically conductive transition metals in the active material.FeS_2 with 5wt% Co exhibited a stable cycle performance delivering a reversible capacity of 338mAh/g(37.8% of theoretical capacity)after 20 cycles.
基金the financial support from the Chinese Scholarship Council(CSC).Moreover,the authors would like to acknowledge the financial support from the Helmholtz Association and the European Commission in the frame of the SiGNE project(875557)Jae-Kwang Kim acknowledges the support from the Advancement of Technology(KIAT)and the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korea Government(P0011933 and 2021R1A4A2001687).
文摘High-voltage nickel-rich layered cathodes possess the requisite,such as excellent discharge capacity and high energy density,to realize lithium batteries with higher energy density.However,such materials suffer from structural and interfacial instability at high voltages(>4.3 V).To reinforce the stability of these cathode materials at elevated voltages,lithium borate salts are investigated as electrolyte additives to generate a superior cathode-electrolyte interphase.Specifically,the use of lithium bis(oxalato)borate(LiBOB)leads to an enhanced cycling stability with a capacity retention of 81.7%.Importantly,almost no voltage hysteresis is detected after 200 cycles at 1C.This outstanding electrochemical performance is attributed to an enhanced structural and interfacial stability,which is attained by suppressing the generation of micro-cracks and the superficial structural degradation upon cycling.The improved stability stems from the formation of a fortified borate-containing interphase which protects the highly reactive cathode from parasitic reactions with the electrolyte.Finally,the decomposition process of LiBOB and the possible adsorption routes to the cathode surface are deduced and elucidated.
