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Facile Fabrication of Ethoxy-Functional Polysiloxane Wrapped LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2Cathode with Improved Cycling Performance for Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery

Authors :
Wang, Hao
Ge, Wujie
Li, Wen
Wang, Feng
Liu, Wenjing
Qu, Mei-Zhen
Peng, Gongchang
Source :
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces; July 2016, Vol. 8 Issue: 28 p18439-18449, 11p
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Dealing with the water molecule on the surface of LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2(NCM) cathode and hydrogen fluoride in the electrolyte is one of the most difficult challenges in Li-ion battery research. In this paper, the surface polymerization of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) on NCM to generate ethoxy-functional polysiloxane (EPS) wrapped NCM (E-NCM) cathode under mild conditions and without any additions is utilized to solve this intractable problem. The differential scanning calorimetry, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results show that the formed amorphous coating can provide a protective shell to improve the NCM thermal stability, suppress the thickening of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer, and scavenge HF in the electrolyte. The E-NCM composite with 2 mol % EPS delivers a high discharge capacity retention of 84.9% after 100 cycles at a 1 C discharge rate in the 2.8–4.3 V potential range at 55 °C. Moreover, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements reveal that the EPS coating could alleviate the impedance rise during cycling especially at an elevated temperature. Therefore, the fabricated E-NCM cathode with long-term cycling and thermal stability is a promising candidate for use in a high-energy Li-ion battery.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19448244
Volume :
8
Issue :
28
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs39464323
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b04644