Influence of annealing atmosphere on Li                         2                         ZrO                         3                         -coated LiNi                         0.6                         Co                         0.2                         Mn                         0.2                         O                         2                          and its high-voltage cycling performance

Xiaowen Zhan; Shuang Gao; Yang Tse Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2019.01.077

Influence of annealing atmosphere on Li ₂ ZrO ₃ -coated LiNi _0.6 Co _0.2 Mn _0.2 O ₂ and its high-voltage cycling performance

Xiaowen Zhan
, Shuang Gao
, Yang Tse Cheng

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Abstract

Layered Ni-rich oxides have attracted much attention for the positive electrode in lithium-ion batteries due to their low cost and high capacity. However, they still suffer from poor cycling and rate performance, especially at high voltage. In this work, LiNi _0.6 Co _0.2 Mn _0.2 O ₂ powders are surface-modified by a Li ₂ ZrO ₃ coating prepared under either dry air or oxygen. The effect of the coating atmosphere on the electrochemical properties of Li ₂ ZrO ₃ /LiNi _0.6 Co _0.2 Mn _0.2 O ₂ are systematically investigated by multiple structural characterization (synchrotron HRXRD, SEM, TEM, and XPS) and electroanalytical (EIS, SSCV, and GITT) techniques. The Li ₂ ZrO ₃ coating prepared in oxygen is largely amorphous. It not only provides surface protection against the electrolyte corrosion but also enables faster lithium-ion transport at the interfacial regions. Additionally, oxygen atmosphere facilitates Zr diffusion from the surface coating to the bulk of LiNi _0.6 Co _0.2 Mn _0.2 O ₂ , which stabilizes the crystal structure and enhances lithium-ion diffusion. Consequently, LiNi _0.6 Co _0.2 Mn _0.2 O ₂ cathodes coated with Li ₂ ZrO ₃ in oxygen exhibit improved high-voltage cycling stability and high-rate performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	36-44
Number of pages	9
Journal	Electrochimica Acta
Volume	300
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2019.01.077
State	Published - Mar 20 2019

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Use of the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory was supported by the U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences , under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357 . The authors would like to acknowledge the support from US National Science Foundation Award 1355438 (Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future). Xiaowen Zhan would like to thank Dr. Mona Shirpour for helpful discussions, and the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky for its partial financial support of this work. Use of the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory was supported by the U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. The authors would like to acknowledge the support from US National Science Foundation Award 1355438 (Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future). Xiaowen Zhan would like to thank Dr. Mona Shirpour for helpful discussions, and the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky for its partial financial support of this work.

Funders	Funder number
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy
U. S. Department of Energy
National Science Foundation Arctic Social Science Program	1355438
Office of Science Programs
University of Kentucky

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Keywords

High voltage
LiNi Co Mn O
Lithium-ion battery
Oxygen atmosphere
Surface coating

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General Chemical Engineering
Electrochemistry

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Zhan, X., Gao, S., & Cheng, Y. T. (2019). Influence of annealing atmosphere on Li ₂ ZrO ₃ -coated LiNi _0.6 Co _0.2 Mn _0.2 O ₂ and its high-voltage cycling performance Electrochimica Acta, 300, 36-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2019.01.077

Zhan, Xiaowen ; Gao, Shuang ; Cheng, Yang Tse. / Influence of annealing atmosphere on Li ₂ ZrO ₃ -coated LiNi _0.6 Co _0.2 Mn _0.2 O ₂ and its high-voltage cycling performance In: Electrochimica Acta. 2019 ; Vol. 300. pp. 36-44.

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Zhan X, Gao S, Cheng YT. Influence of annealing atmosphere on Li ₂ ZrO ₃ -coated LiNi _0.6 Co _0.2 Mn _0.2 O ₂ and its high-voltage cycling performance Electrochimica Acta. 2019 Mar 20;300:36-44. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.01.077