Issue 21, 2012

Enhanced overcharge performance of nano-LiCoO2 by novel Li3VO4 surface coatings

Abstract

LiCoO2 nanoparticles were coated with 3.4 and 5.5 wt% of lithium vanadate (Li3VO4) by a wet-chemical and sintering method. When the electrode containing 5.5-wt% Li3VO4-coated LiCoO2 was overcharged to 4.5 V at a current of 30 mA g−1 (∼0.2 C), ∼85% of the initial discharge capacity after 100 charge–discharge cycles was maintained, compared to only ∼67% for the electrode with bare LiCoO2 nanoparticles. The electrode with 5.5 wt% coating can also deliver 115 mA h g−1 discharge capacity at a current of 1200 mA g−1 (∼8 C) and a discharge–charge voltage of 4.5 V, which is twice the capacity of the bare LiCoO2 sample. The improvement of overcharge cyclability and high-rate capability was believed to be due to the structurally protective Li3VO4 surface coating with good Li-ion conductivity.

Graphical abstract: Enhanced overcharge performance of nano-LiCoO2 by novel Li3VO4 surface coatings

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Jul 2012
Accepted
04 Sep 2012
First published
26 Sep 2012

Nanoscale, 2012,4, 6743-6747

Enhanced overcharge performance of nano-LiCoO2 by novel Li3VO4 surface coatings

X. Pu and C. Yu, Nanoscale, 2012, 4, 6743 DOI: 10.1039/C2NR32069J

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