High-Ni layered oxide cathodes hold a great promise for fabricating highenergy lithium-ion batteries.However,the oxygen evolution during cycling is a crucial factor in the structure deterioration,potential change,and ...High-Ni layered oxide cathodes hold a great promise for fabricating highenergy lithium-ion batteries.However,the oxygen evolution during cycling is a crucial factor in the structure deterioration,potential change,and capacity decay of cathodes,limiting the commercial application of high-Ni(Ni>0.9)layered oxides in batteries.Herein,we demonstrate a feasible approach to enhance the stability of oxygen framework,through the surface oxygen immobilization with yttrium and bulk oxygen stabilization with aluminum in high-Ni layered oxides.As expected,benefiting from the oxygen-stabilized framework,the bulk structure deterioration,and interfacial parasitic reaction are mitigated obviously during battery operation,along with the improved thermal stability of cathode.Correspondingly,the as-prepared high-Ni oxide delivers high reversible capacity,impressive cycle ability,and low potential polarization upon cycling.Such significant improvement on the electrochemical performance is primarily attributed to the strong oxygen affinities of both yttrium at the surface layer and aluminum in the bulk,which synergistically stabilizes the oxygen framework of high-Ni oxide via raising the energy barrier for oxygen evolution.Therefore,building the stable oxygen framework is critical for enhancing the energy density output,cycle operation,and thermal stability of high-Ni oxide cathodes.展开更多
Advanced cathode materials have been considered as the key to significantly improve the energy density of lithium-ion batteries(LIBs).High-Ni layer-structured cathodes,especially with Ni atomic content above 0.9(LiN1_...Advanced cathode materials have been considered as the key to significantly improve the energy density of lithium-ion batteries(LIBs).High-Ni layer-structured cathodes,especially with Ni atomic content above 0.9(LiN1_(x)M_(1-x)O_(2),x≥0.9),exhibit high capacity to be commercially available in electric vehicles(EVs).However,the intrinsic structure instability of high-Ni materials and the negative impacts severely restrict their further applic ation.In addition,Co has various effective efforts to stabilize the layered structure.Nevertheless,due to the high cost of Co,it is required to be replaced.Therefore,modification methods on increasing the stability of high-Ni cathode with the reduction of Co content have been widely investigated.In this review,we summarized various effective research progresses and several potential modification strategies of Cofree/Co-poor layered c athodes with Ni content over 0.9.The challenges and development opportunities of high-Ni,Cofree/Co-poor cathodes are further overviewed to meet the future commercial energy demands.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program(2016YFB0100500)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China.
文摘High-Ni layered oxide cathodes hold a great promise for fabricating highenergy lithium-ion batteries.However,the oxygen evolution during cycling is a crucial factor in the structure deterioration,potential change,and capacity decay of cathodes,limiting the commercial application of high-Ni(Ni>0.9)layered oxides in batteries.Herein,we demonstrate a feasible approach to enhance the stability of oxygen framework,through the surface oxygen immobilization with yttrium and bulk oxygen stabilization with aluminum in high-Ni layered oxides.As expected,benefiting from the oxygen-stabilized framework,the bulk structure deterioration,and interfacial parasitic reaction are mitigated obviously during battery operation,along with the improved thermal stability of cathode.Correspondingly,the as-prepared high-Ni oxide delivers high reversible capacity,impressive cycle ability,and low potential polarization upon cycling.Such significant improvement on the electrochemical performance is primarily attributed to the strong oxygen affinities of both yttrium at the surface layer and aluminum in the bulk,which synergistically stabilizes the oxygen framework of high-Ni oxide via raising the energy barrier for oxygen evolution.Therefore,building the stable oxygen framework is critical for enhancing the energy density output,cycle operation,and thermal stability of high-Ni oxide cathodes.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22109091 and 91963113)。
文摘Advanced cathode materials have been considered as the key to significantly improve the energy density of lithium-ion batteries(LIBs).High-Ni layer-structured cathodes,especially with Ni atomic content above 0.9(LiN1_(x)M_(1-x)O_(2),x≥0.9),exhibit high capacity to be commercially available in electric vehicles(EVs).However,the intrinsic structure instability of high-Ni materials and the negative impacts severely restrict their further applic ation.In addition,Co has various effective efforts to stabilize the layered structure.Nevertheless,due to the high cost of Co,it is required to be replaced.Therefore,modification methods on increasing the stability of high-Ni cathode with the reduction of Co content have been widely investigated.In this review,we summarized various effective research progresses and several potential modification strategies of Cofree/Co-poor layered c athodes with Ni content over 0.9.The challenges and development opportunities of high-Ni,Cofree/Co-poor cathodes are further overviewed to meet the future commercial energy demands.
