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ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
Volume 10, Issue 34, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202001830
Keywords
cobalt-free cathodes; ionic liquid electrolytes; lithium batteries; lithium-rich layered oxides; voltage fading
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- European Union within the Si-DRIVE project
- European Union [814464]
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research [03X4636C, 03EK3051C]
- Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC)
- Helmholtz Association
- Projekt DEAL
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Lithium-rich layered oxides (LRLOs) exhibit specific capacities above 250 mAh g(-1), i.e., higher than any of the commercially employed lithium-ion-positive electrode materials. Such high capacities result in high specific energies, meeting the tough requirements for electric vehicle applications. However, LRLOs generally suffer from severe capacity and voltage fading, originating from undesired structural transformations during cycling. Herein, the eco-friendly, cobalt-free Li1.2Ni0.2Mn0.6O2(LRNM), offering a specific energy above 800 Wh kg(-1)at 0.1 C, is investigated in combination with a lithium metal anode and a room temperature ionic liquid-based electrolyte, i.e., lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide andN-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide. As evidenced by electrochemical performance and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and online differential electrochemical mass spectrometry characterization, this electrolyte is capable of suppressing the structural transformation of the positive electrode material, resulting in enhanced cycling stability compared to conventional carbonate-based electrolytes. Practically, the capacity and voltage fading are significantly limited to only 19% and 3% (i.e., lower than 0.2 mV per cycle), respectively, after 500 cycles. Finally, the beneficial effect of the ionic liquid-based electrolyte is validated in lithium-ion cells employing LRNM and Li4Ti5O12. These cells achieve a promising capacity retention of 80% after 500 cycles at 1 C.
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