• 文献标题:   Comprehensive Enhancement of Nanostructured Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Materials via Conformal Graphene Dispersion
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHEN KS, XU R, LUU NS, SECOR EB, HAMAMOTO K, LI QQ, KIM S, SANGWAN VK, BALLA I, GUINEY LM, SEO JWT, YU XK, LIU WW, WU JS, WOLVERTON C, DRAVID VP, BARNETT SA, LU J, AMINE K, HERSAM MC
  • 作者关键词:   lithium manganese oxide, spinel, nanoparticle, high packing density, high rate capability, low temperature
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Northwestern Univ
  • 被引频次:   38
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00274
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Efficient energy storage systems based on lithium-ion batteries represent a critical technology across many sectors including consumer electronics, electrified transportation, and a smart grid accommodating intermittent renewable energy sources. Nanostructured electrode materials present compelling opportunities for high-performance lithium-ion batteries, but inherent problems related to the high surface area to volume ratios at the nanometer-scale have impeded their adoption for commercial applications. Here, we demonstrate a materials and processing platform that realizes high-performance nanostructured lithium manganese oxide (nano-LMO) spinel cathodes with conformal graphene coatings as a conductive additive. The resulting nanostructured composite cathodes concurrently resolve multiple problems that have plagued nanoparticle-based lithium-ion battery electrodes including low packing density, high additive content, and poor cycling stability. Moreover, this strategy enhances the intrinsic advantages of nano-LMO, resulting in extraordinary rate capability and low temperature performance. With 75% capacity retention at a 20C cycling rate at room temperature and nearly full capacity retention at -20 degrees C, this work advances lithium-ion battery technology into unprecedented regimes of operation.