Issue 31, 2016

Role of fluorine surface modification in improving electrochemical cyclability of concentration gradient Li[Ni0.73Co0.12Mn0.15]O2 cathode material for Li-ion batteries

Abstract

This paper reports the surface fluorine modification of the nickel-rich concentration gradient Li[Ni0.73Co0.12Mn0.15]O2 material by facile high temperature annealing, and its influence on the electrochemical performance. The samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, galvanostatic charge–discharge behaviour and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. It is found that the fluorine surface modification induces a partial phase transformation from a layered structure to a cubic rock structure (NiO-like phase) on the surface region. Meanwhile, the lithium residues on the surface of the pristine material are remarkably reduced and transformed into fluorides after the fluorine modification. The fluorine-modified concentration gradient Li[Ni0.73Co0.12Mn0.15]O2−xFx (x = 0.02) material exhibits a remarkably enhanced capacity retention of 97.5% after 200 cycles, which is significantly higher than that of the pristine material (87.4%). The superior electrochemical stability of the fluorine-modified Li[Ni0.73Co0.12Mn0.15]O2−xFx samples is attributed to the synergistic protection of the NiO-like phase and the surface fluoride layer, which can effectively restrain the side reactions between the active material and electrolyte. The fluorine-modified concentration gradient Li[Ni0.73Co0.12Mn0.15]O2−xFx materials present a promising type of cathode material for lithium-ion batteries.

Graphical abstract: Role of fluorine surface modification in improving electrochemical cyclability of concentration gradient Li[Ni0.73Co0.12Mn0.15]O2 cathode material for Li-ion batteries

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Jan 2016
Accepted
28 Feb 2016
First published
01 Mar 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 26307-26316

Role of fluorine surface modification in improving electrochemical cyclability of concentration gradient Li[Ni0.73Co0.12Mn0.15]O2 cathode material for Li-ion batteries

J. Wang, C. Du, C. Yan, X. Xu, X. He, G. Yin, P. Zuo, X. Cheng, Y. Ma and Y. Gao, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 26307 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA01679K

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