Several lithium-ion batteries of 18650-type were assembled with pristine or Al2O3-coated LiNi0.4Co0.2Mn0.4O2(NCM) as cathode material and mesocarbon microbeads(MCMB) as anode material.The cycling performance of th...Several lithium-ion batteries of 18650-type were assembled with pristine or Al2O3-coated LiNi0.4Co0.2Mn0.4O2(NCM) as cathode material and mesocarbon microbeads(MCMB) as anode material.The cycling performance of the batteries was examined under 25 °C at a 2C rate within a potential range of 2.75―4.20 V.The changes of the crystal structure,the lattice parameter,the mean crystallite size,and the mean micro-strain of pristine NCM and Al2O3-coated NCM during the charge-discharge cycling were determined by X-ray diffraction(XRD).The results indicate that the bulk structure of Al2O3-coated NCM is more stable than that of pristine NCM,which leads to the better cycling performance of Al2O3-coated NCM compared to that of pristine NCM.展开更多
基金Supported by the Project of Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology,China(Nos.1052nm00100,09ZR1437600)
文摘Several lithium-ion batteries of 18650-type were assembled with pristine or Al2O3-coated LiNi0.4Co0.2Mn0.4O2(NCM) as cathode material and mesocarbon microbeads(MCMB) as anode material.The cycling performance of the batteries was examined under 25 °C at a 2C rate within a potential range of 2.75―4.20 V.The changes of the crystal structure,the lattice parameter,the mean crystallite size,and the mean micro-strain of pristine NCM and Al2O3-coated NCM during the charge-discharge cycling were determined by X-ray diffraction(XRD).The results indicate that the bulk structure of Al2O3-coated NCM is more stable than that of pristine NCM,which leads to the better cycling performance of Al2O3-coated NCM compared to that of pristine NCM.