Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (10): 2238.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20180343

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Electrochemical Studies on the Working Mechanism of Lithium-rich Manganese Based Material Coated by MnO2

QIU Jiaxin, JIANG Qi*(), GAO Yike, PENG Junqi, DUAN Zhihong, LU Xiaoying   

  1. Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Engineering, Superconductivity and New Energy R&D Centre,Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
  • Received:2018-05-04 Online:2018-09-29 Published:2018-09-29
  • Contact: JIANG Qi E-mail:jiangqi66@163.com
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos. 50907056, 51602266), the Sichuan Key Research and Development Program, China(No. 2017GZ0109), the Sichuan Science and Technology Support Projects, China(Nos. 2016GZ0273, 2016GZ0275) and the Sichuan Academic and Technical Leaders Training Fund, China.

Abstract:

In order to investigate the characteristic reactions and structural changes of lithium-rich manganese based material coated by MnO2, the lithium-rich manganese based material was prepared by solid state reaction, and then modified with MnO2 by chemical precipitation and heat treatment. The electrochemical performances of the obtained materials were characterized by constant current charge-discharge, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The working mechanism of lithium-rich manganese based materials coated by MnO2 was studied by discussing the changes of the electrochemical reactions before and after the modification. The results show that the coating MnO2 can work as the container of lithium. During the heat treatment process, lithium and nickel elements of the lithium-rich manganese based material migrate and diffuse into the MnO2 coating to form a new spinel composite phase, which reversibly participates in the subsequent cyclic reactions and makes its contribution to enhance the battery electrochemical performances.

Key words: MnO2 coating, Lithium-rich manganese based material, Working mechanism

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