The high-nickel layered cathodes Li[Ni_(x)Co_(y)Mn_(1-x-y)]O_(2)(x≥0.8)with high specific capacity and long cycle life are considered as prospective cathodes for lithium-ion batteries.However,the microcrack formation...The high-nickel layered cathodes Li[Ni_(x)Co_(y)Mn_(1-x-y)]O_(2)(x≥0.8)with high specific capacity and long cycle life are considered as prospective cathodes for lithium-ion batteries.However,the microcrack formation and poor structural stability give rise to inferior rate performance and undesirable cycling life.Herein,we propose a dual modification strategy combining primary particle structure design and element doping to modify Li[Ni_(0.95)Co_(0.025)Mn_(0.025)]O_(2) cathode by tungsten and fluorine co-doped(W-F-NCM95).The doping of W can convert the microstructure of primary particles to the unique rod-like shape,which is beneficial to enhance the reversibility of phase transition and alleviate the generation of microcracks.F doping is conducive to alleviating the surface side reactions.Thus,due to the synergistic effect of W,F codoping,the obtained W-F-NCM95 cathodes deliver a high initial capacity of 236.1 mA h g^(-1) at 0.1 C and superior capacity retention of 88.7%over 100 cycles at 0.5 C.Moreover,the capacity still maintains73.8%after 500 cycles at 0.5 C and the texture of primary particle is intact.This work provides an available strategy by W and F co-doping to enhance the electrochemistry performance of high-nickel cathodes for practical application.展开更多
P2-type layered metal oxides have been considered as one of the promising cathode candidates for high-performance Na-ion batteries(SIBs).However,it is still challenging to balance the contradiction of high energy dens...P2-type layered metal oxides have been considered as one of the promising cathode candidates for high-performance Na-ion batteries(SIBs).However,it is still challenging to balance the contradiction of high energy density and long cycle life due to the structural degradation and sluggish ion diffusion dynamics.Here,the hierarchical P2-Na2/3Ni1/3Mn2/3O2 hollow microspheres assembled by nanosheets are constructed via a self-template approach.The obtained nanosheets with more exposed electrochemical active planes serving as desodiation/sodiation reactors can provide substantial Na+channels,shorten the diffusion pathways,and accommodate the volume changes during charge/discharge process.Benefiting from the facile Na+diffusion paths and optimal architecture modulation,the cathode delivers a high initial Coulombic efficiency of 96.0%with a high energy density of 299.7 Wh·kg^(−1).The highly reversible structural evolutions processes are verified by galvanostatic intermittent titration technique(GITT)and operando electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS)measurement,which would significantly improve the cycle stability(83.3%capacity retention at 1.0 C over 500 loops).Furthermore,the full cell assembled by hard carbon presents a high reversible capacity of 71 mAh·g^(−1)at 0.2 C and promising capacity retention(91.5%after 50 cycles).The designing concept of morphological configuration in this work paves an accessible route for building high-performance electrode materials.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFB0905600)。
文摘The high-nickel layered cathodes Li[Ni_(x)Co_(y)Mn_(1-x-y)]O_(2)(x≥0.8)with high specific capacity and long cycle life are considered as prospective cathodes for lithium-ion batteries.However,the microcrack formation and poor structural stability give rise to inferior rate performance and undesirable cycling life.Herein,we propose a dual modification strategy combining primary particle structure design and element doping to modify Li[Ni_(0.95)Co_(0.025)Mn_(0.025)]O_(2) cathode by tungsten and fluorine co-doped(W-F-NCM95).The doping of W can convert the microstructure of primary particles to the unique rod-like shape,which is beneficial to enhance the reversibility of phase transition and alleviate the generation of microcracks.F doping is conducive to alleviating the surface side reactions.Thus,due to the synergistic effect of W,F codoping,the obtained W-F-NCM95 cathodes deliver a high initial capacity of 236.1 mA h g^(-1) at 0.1 C and superior capacity retention of 88.7%over 100 cycles at 0.5 C.Moreover,the capacity still maintains73.8%after 500 cycles at 0.5 C and the texture of primary particle is intact.This work provides an available strategy by W and F co-doping to enhance the electrochemistry performance of high-nickel cathodes for practical application.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.91963109)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2172019kfyRCPY100).
文摘P2-type layered metal oxides have been considered as one of the promising cathode candidates for high-performance Na-ion batteries(SIBs).However,it is still challenging to balance the contradiction of high energy density and long cycle life due to the structural degradation and sluggish ion diffusion dynamics.Here,the hierarchical P2-Na2/3Ni1/3Mn2/3O2 hollow microspheres assembled by nanosheets are constructed via a self-template approach.The obtained nanosheets with more exposed electrochemical active planes serving as desodiation/sodiation reactors can provide substantial Na+channels,shorten the diffusion pathways,and accommodate the volume changes during charge/discharge process.Benefiting from the facile Na+diffusion paths and optimal architecture modulation,the cathode delivers a high initial Coulombic efficiency of 96.0%with a high energy density of 299.7 Wh·kg^(−1).The highly reversible structural evolutions processes are verified by galvanostatic intermittent titration technique(GITT)and operando electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS)measurement,which would significantly improve the cycle stability(83.3%capacity retention at 1.0 C over 500 loops).Furthermore,the full cell assembled by hard carbon presents a high reversible capacity of 71 mAh·g^(−1)at 0.2 C and promising capacity retention(91.5%after 50 cycles).The designing concept of morphological configuration in this work paves an accessible route for building high-performance electrode materials.