Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (10): 2395.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20130102

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Structure and Electrochemical Properties of xLi[Li1/3Mn2/3] O2-(1-x)LiNi5/12Mn5/12Co2/12O2(0≤x≤0.8)

LIU Wei-Wei, KANEKO Shingo, FANG Guo-Qing, SUN Hong-Dan, XIA Bing-Bo, ZHENG Jun-Wei, LI De-Cheng   

  1. Key Laboratory of Lithium-ion Battery Materials of Jiangsu Province, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
  • Received:2013-01-28 Online:2013-10-10 Published:2013-10-10

Abstract:

Li-rich layered cathode materials xLi[Li1/3Mn2/3]O2-(1-x)LiNi5/12Mn5/12Co2/12O2(0≤x≤0.8)were prepared via spray-dry method. X-ray diffraction(XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) and charge-discharge tests were carried out to investigate the influence of the amount of Li2MnO3 component on the structure and electrochemical properties of the materials. It is found that the micro-structure changes with the increase of Li2MnO3 content in composition. In the case x≤0.2, the crystal structure of material is similar to parent material LiNi5/12Mn5/12Co2/12O2. When x≥0.4, the materials show Li2MnO3-like structure. And the two structures co-exist in sample of x=0.3. HRTEM observations reveal that the arrangement of transition mental ions in the internal structure transfer from long-range order to long-range disorder and short-range order. As the x value increases from 0.1 to 0.8, the discharge capacity of material increases gradually when x≤0.6, and decreases gradually when x>0.6. It is reasonable considering the increase of charge transfer resistence detected by EIS. As a result, when x=0.6, the material exhibts the highest discharge capacity, which is about 260 mA·h/g at room tempreature and 304 mA·h/g at high tempreature(50℃). The EIS research shows that the micro-structural transformation from order to disorder increases the charge transfer resistance of material, thus yield poor electrochemical performances.

Key words: Lithium ion battery, Li-rich cathode material, Micro-structure, Electrochemical property

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