Abstract
Through meticulous design, a Li-lacking Cr2O5 cathode is physically mixed with Li-rich Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 (LNCM) cathode to form composite cathodes LNCM@xCr2O5 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.35, 0.4, mass ratio) in order to make use of the excess lithium produced by the Li-rich component in the first charge-discharge process. The initial coulombic efficiency (ICE) of LNCM half-cell has been significantly increased from 75.5% (x = 0) to 108.9% (x = 0.35). A novel full-cell comprising LNCM@Cr2O5 composite cathode and Li4Ti5O12 anode has been developed. Such electrode accordance, i.e., LNCM@Cr2O5//Li4Ti5O12 (“L-cell”), shows a particularly high ICE of 97.7%. The “L-cell” can transmit an outstanding reversible capacity up to 250 mA h g−1 and has 94% capacity retention during 50 cycles. It also has superior rate capacities as high as 122 and 94 mA h g−1 at 1.25 and 2.5 A g−1 current densities, which are even better in comparison of Li-rich//graphite full-cell (“G-cell”). The high performance of “L-cell” benefiting from the well-designed coulombic efficiency accordance mechanism displays a great potential for fast charge-discharge applications in future high-energy lithium ion batteries.
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本文将缺锂态的Cr2O5正极材料与Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2(LNCM)富锂相正极材料进行物理混合, 形成了复合正极材料LNCM@xCr2O5(x = 0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.35, 0.4), 从而在第一次充放电过程中达到有效利用富锂相所产生的不可逆的锂离子. 复合之后, LNCM半电池的首次库仑效率(ICE)得到显著提高, 从75.5(x = 0)提高到了108.9(x = 0.35). LNCM@Cr2O5复合正极材料和Li4Ti5O12负极材料匹配而成的新型锂离子全电池, 即LNCM@Cr2O5//Li4Ti5O12(L电池)表现出高达97.7的ICE. 不仅如此, L电池还表现出了高达250 mA h g—1的可逆容量, 并且 在循环50次之后仍具有94%的容量保持率. 此外, 在1.25和2.5 A g—1电流密度下, 它还具有高达122和94 mA h g—1的放电比容量, 远远优于LNCM//石墨全电池(G电池). L电池的高性能得益于精心设计的库仑效率匹配机制, 并且在未来高能量锂离子电池的快速充放电应用中表现出巨大的潜力.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51577175), and NSAF (U1630106). We are also grateful to Elementec Ltd. in Suzhou for its technical support.
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Xiang Ding received his bachelor degree from Jilin University (JLU) in 2015. He is currently pursuing his master degree under the supervision of Prof. Chunhua Chen at the Institute for CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversions, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). His research interests are the materials for rechargeable lithium ion batteries.
Chunhua Chen is a professor of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at USTC. He graduated from USTC in 1986 and received his master degree at USTC in 1989. He obtained his PhD degree at Delft University of Technology (TUD), Netherlands, in 1998. Then he worked in Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), USA, until 2002. His research interest focuses on the materials and systems for secondary batteries. He has published more than 200 research papers with a current H-index of 46.
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A novel lithium-ion battery comprising Li-rich@Cr2O5 composite cathode and Li4Ti5O12 anode with controllable coulombic efficiency
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Ding, X., Zou, B., Li, Y. et al. A novel lithium-ion battery comprising Li-rich@Cr2O5 composite cathode and Li4Ti5O12 anode with controllable coulombic efficiency. Sci. China Mater. 60, 839–848 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-017-9083-9
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