Structural and Electrochemical Properties of the High Ni Content Spinel LiNiMnO4

Autor: Tianyi Li, Kai Chang, Ahmed M. Hashem, Ashraf E. Abdel-Ghany, Rasha S. El-Tawil, Hua Wang, Hazim El-Mounayri, Andres Tovar, Likun Zhu, Christian M. Julien
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Zdroj: Electrochem, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 95-117 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2673-3293
DOI: 10.3390/electrochem2010009
Popis: This work presents a contribution to the study of a new Ni-rich spinel cathode material, LiNiMnO4, for Li-ion batteries operating in the 5-V region. The LiNiMnO4 compound was synthesized by a sol-gel method assisted by ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) as a chelator. Structural analyses carried out by Rietveld refinements and Raman spectroscopy, selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and X-ray photoelectron (XPS) spectroscopy reveal that the product is a composite (LNM@NMO), including non-stoichiometric LiNiMnO4-δ spinel and a secondary Ni6MnO8 cubic phase. Cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge-discharge profiles show similar features to those of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 bare. A comparison of the electrochemical performances of 4-V spinel LiMn2O4 and 5-V spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 with those of LNM@NMO composite demonstrates the long-term cycling stability of this new Ni-rich spinel cathode. Due to the presence of the secondary phase, the LNM@NMO electrode exhibits an initial specific capacity as low as 57 mAh g−1 but shows an excellent electrochemical stability at 1C rate for 1000 cycles with a capacity decay of 2.7 × 10−3 mAh g−1 per cycle.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals