Structure and Charge Regulation Strategy Enabling Superior Cyclability for Ni-Rich Layered Cathode Materials
Wei Huang
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
China Automotive Battery Research Institute Co. Ltd, Beijing, 101407 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing, 100088 China
Search for more papers by this authorWenjin Li
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060 China
Search for more papers by this authorLve Wang
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorHe Zhu
Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077 China
Search for more papers by this authorMin Gao
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorHuan Zhao
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
Search for more papers by this authorJinling Zhao
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorXueling Shen
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorXiaodan Wang
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorZe Wang
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorChuanlei Qi
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorWei Xiao
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
Search for more papers by this authorLei Yao
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060 China
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Jiantao Wang
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing, 100088 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
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Weidong Zhuang
China Automotive Battery Research Institute Co. Ltd, Beijing, 101407 China
General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing, 100088 China
Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Recovery and Extraction of Rare and Precious Metals, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
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Xueliang Sun
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5B9 Canada
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorWei Huang
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
China Automotive Battery Research Institute Co. Ltd, Beijing, 101407 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing, 100088 China
Search for more papers by this authorWenjin Li
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060 China
Search for more papers by this authorLve Wang
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorHe Zhu
Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077 China
Search for more papers by this authorMin Gao
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorHuan Zhao
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
Search for more papers by this authorJinling Zhao
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorXueling Shen
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorXiaodan Wang
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorZe Wang
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorChuanlei Qi
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
Search for more papers by this authorWei Xiao
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
Search for more papers by this authorLei Yao
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060 China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Jiantao Wang
National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100088 China
School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing, 100088 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Weidong Zhuang
China Automotive Battery Research Institute Co. Ltd, Beijing, 101407 China
General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing, 100088 China
Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Recovery and Extraction of Rare and Precious Metals, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
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Xueliang Sun
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5B9 Canada
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
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Ni-rich layered oxides are significantly promising cathode materials for commercial high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries. However, their major bottlenecks limiting their widespread applications are capacity fading and safety concerns caused by their inherently unstable crystal structure and highly reactive surface. Herein, surface structure and bulk charge regulation are concurrently achieved by introducing high-valence Ta5+ ions in Ni-rich cathodes, which exhibit superior electrochemical properties and thermal stability, especially a remarkable cyclic stability with a capacity retention of 80% for up to 768 cycles at a 1C rate versus Li/Li+. Due to the partial Ta enrichment on surface, the regulated surface enables high reversibility of Li+ insertion/extraction by preventing surface Ni reduction in deep charging. Moreover, bulk charge regulation that boosts charge density and its localization on oxygen remarkably suppresses microcracks and oxygen loss, which in turn prevents the fragmentation of the regulated surface and structural degradation associated with oxygen skeleton. This study highlights the significance of an integrated optimization strategy for Ni-rich cathodes and, as a case study, provides a novel and deep insights into the underlying mechanisms of high-valence ions substitution of Ni-rich layered cathodes.
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