1. Enabling Structure/Interface Regulation for High Performance Ni‐Rich Cathodes.
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Ni, Lianshan, Chen, Hongyi, Guo, Shuai, Dai, Alvin, Gao, Jinqiang, Yu, Lei, Mei, Yu, Wang, Haoji, Long, Zhen, Wen, Jianguo, Deng, Wentao, Zou, Guoqiang, Hou, Hongshuai, Liu, Tongchao, Amine, Khalil, and Ji, Xiaobo
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INTERFACE stability ,CATHODES ,INTERFACIAL reactions ,DIFFUSION kinetics ,PHASE transitions ,ELECTRIC vehicle batteries ,COORDINATION polymers - Abstract
Further commercialization of Ni‐rich layered cathodes is hindered by severe structure/interface degradation and kinetic hindrance that occur during electrochemical operation, which leads to safety risks and reduced range in electric vehicles (EVs). Herein, by selecting elements with different solubility properties, a multifunctional strategy that synchronously fabricates perovskite‐type SrZrO3 coating and Sr/Zr co‐doping is employed to strengthen the structure/interface stability and the Li+ transport mobility of LiNi0.85Co0.10Mn0.05O2 (NCM). Perovskite‐type SrZrO3 protective layers formed on the particle surface can substantially mitigate the unexpected interfacial side reactions and surface phase transitions. In addition, a robust crystal framework is constructed by optimizing local O coordination through the introduction of strong Zr−O bonds. Notably, Li+ diffusion kinetics is effectively improved due to expanded cell parameters and O‐Li‐O slab spacing with the incorporation of large‐diameter Sr pillar ions, as revealed by X‐ray diffraction. As a result, the Sr/Zr‐modified NCM achieves a remarkable capacity retention of 99.4% after 200 cycles at 1 C, and a high rate capacity of 168.9 mAh g−1 at 10 C. This work opens new avenues to develop high‐performance NCM cathodes with high energy and high power for EVs with long calendar life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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