Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (6): 1329.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20190719

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Nano-Al2O3 Coated Li-rich Cathode Material Li1. 2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 for Highly Improved Lithium-ion Batteries

CHEN Liangdan1,ZOU Wei1,WU Liang1,XIA Fanjie1,2,HU Zhiyi1,2,LI Yu1,2,*(),SU Baolian1,3,*()   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
    2. Nanostructure Research Centre(NRC), Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
    3. Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry(CMI), University of Namur, Namur B-5000, Belgium
  • Received:2019-12-31 Online:2020-06-10 Published:2020-03-06
  • Contact: Yu LI,Baolian SU E-mail:yu.li@whut.edu.cn;bao-lian.su@unamur.be
  • Supported by:
    † National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1663225);National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFA0202602)

Abstract:

The lithium-rich cathode material Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 were coated uniformly by nano-Al2O3 for highly stable lithium-ion batteries. The optimum content of nano-Al2O3 coating on the structure, surface morphology and electrochemical properties were systematically studied by X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). SEM and TEM results show that the surface of the lithium-rich cathode material is evenly coated with nano-Al2O3. XRD results show that the as-synthesized materials have a layered structure. Electrochemical test results show that the nano-Al2O3 coating is beneficial to improving the discharge specific capacity, rate performance and cycle stability. The nano-Al2O3 coated Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 material has a specific discharge capacity of 249. 7 mA·h/g with excellent cycling stability(89.5% capacity retention after 100 cycles). Cyclic voltammetry(CV) and electrochemical impedance(EIS) results show that nano-Al2O3 coating can effectively inhibit the erosion of HF, reduce electrode material/electrolyte interface side-reactions, decrease polarization, reduce interface impedance and charge transfer impedance. This work suggests that the nano-Al2O3 coating is an effective route to significantly improve the electrochemical performance of lithium-rich cathode materials.

Key words: Lithium-ion battery, Li1. 2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2, Nanometer aluminum trioxide, Surface modification

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