• 文献标题:   Effect of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Sub-carbon Additives and Graphene Oxide Coating for Enhancing the 5 V LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cathode Material Performance in Lithium-Ion Batteries
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TSAI YD, SHIH JY, LI YJJ, HUNG TF, HSU LF, RAMARAJ SK, JOSE R, KARUPPIAH C, YANG CC
  • 作者关键词:   lini0, 5mn1, carbon nanotube, solidstate reaction, spraydry method, highvoltage cathode material
  • 出版物名称:   ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY ENGINEERING
  • ISSN:   2168-0485
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  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c04808 EA DEC 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

High-voltage spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LNMO) is a promising cathode material for next-generation lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), but its poor cycle performance has impeded its commercialization. In this study, we developed highly stable LNMO cathode materials having an octahedral morphology through a solid-state high-energy ball-mill-cum-spray-drying method. We also developed a novel strategy for modifying this cathode material with two kinds of carbon materials, thereby improving the electrochemical cycling performance. Introducing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) as a sub-carbon conductive additive during the slurry preparation process improved the conductivity of electrons between the particles of the cathode material. The LNMO electrode modified with the SWCNT sub-carbon additives exhibited an average Coulombic efficiency of 99.4% after 500 cycles at 1C, compared with 98.9% for the pristine LNMO-based electrode. Furthermore, we used a wet-chemical method to coat graphene oxide (GO) onto the post-sintered LNMO cathode material to act as a protective layer, preventing corrosion induced by HF in the electrolyte. The capacity retention of the GO-coated LNMO electrode after 500 cycles at 1C (91.8%) was higher than that of the pristine LNMO (52.5%). The corresponding dual-modification strategy, combining the SWCNTs and GO, provided LNMO cathode materials exhibiting superior rate performance and cyclability, with an average Coulombic efficiency of 99.3% and capacity retention of 92.9% after 500 cycles at 1C. Thus, the LNMO cathode materials prepared in this study possessed excellent electrochemical properties favoring their marketability, applicability, and competitiveness for application in high-voltage LIBs.