1. Surface-initiated fluoride-scavenging polymeric layer on cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries
- Author
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Hae Ri Lee, Si Hyoung Oh, Taeeun Yim, Dong-Ku Kang, and Hyo Ree Seo
- Subjects
General Chemical Engineering ,Inorganic chemistry ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,chemistry.chemical_element ,macromolecular substances ,02 engineering and technology ,Manganese ,engineering.material ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Electrochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Cathode ,0104 chemical sciences ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Coating ,law ,Electrode ,engineering ,Lithium ,0210 nano-technology ,Fluoride ,Dissolution - Abstract
Spinel-structured lithium manganese oxides (LMOs) suffer from manganese dissolution at elevated temperatures, which leads to severe capacity fading. In this work, a novel strategic approach was developed to alleviate this phenomenon by using poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) as a simple and scalable electrode additive. LMO electrodes containing finely dispersed PDMS were prepared using a conventional electrode coating process. Electrochemical studies showed that the PDMS-dispersed LMO electrodes had significantly improved cycling retentions. Ex-situ FT-IR and 19 F NMR spectra indicated PDMS chemically scavenged the F − species, which cause manganese dissolution in LMO-based cells. In addition, a plausible mechanism was proposed based on the spectroscopic evidences.
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- 2017