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Vol. 16 (2024)

Approaching Ultimate Synthesis Reaction Rate of Ni-Rich Layered Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01436-y
Zhedong Liu
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
Jingchao Zhang
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
Jiawei Luo
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
Zhaoxin Guo
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
Haoran Jiang
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
Zekun Li
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
Yuhang Liu
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
Zijing Song
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
Rui Liu
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, People’s Republic of China
Wei‑Di Liu
Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
Wenbin Hu
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
Yanan Chen
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Yanan Chen

yananchen@tju.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 16 (2024), Article Number: 210

Abstract

Nickel-rich layered oxide LiNixCoyMnzO2 (NCM, x + y + z = 1) is the most promising cathode material for high-energy lithium-ion batteries. However, conventional synthesis methods are limited by the slow heating rate, sluggish reaction dynamics, high energy consumption, and long reaction time. To overcome these challenges, we first employed a high-temperature shock (HTS) strategy for fast synthesis of the NCM, and the approaching ultimate reaction rate of solid phase transition is deeply investigated for the first time. In the HTS process, ultrafast average reaction rate of phase transition from Ni0.6Co0.2Mn0.2(OH)2 to Li- containing oxides is 66.7 (% s−1), that is, taking only 1.5 s. An ultrahigh heating rate leads to fast reaction kinetics, which induces the rapid phase transition of NCM cathodes. The HTS-synthesized nickel-rich layered oxides perform good cycling performances (94% for NCM523, 94% for NCM622, and 80% for NCM811 after 200 cycles at 4.3 V). These findings might also assist to pave the way for preparing effectively Ni-rich layered oxides for lithium-ion batteries.


Highlights:
1 A series of layered oxide cathode materials were synthesized by high-temperature shock strategy for the first time.
2 The approaching ultimate solid reaction rate of the layered nickel-rich layered oxide LiNixCoyMnzO2 was investigated for the first time. Ultrafast average reaction rate of phase transition from Ni0.6Co0.2Mn0.2(OH)2 to Li-containing oxides is 66.7 (% s-1), that is, taking only 1.5 s.

Keywords

Nickel-rich layered oxides High-temperature shock Solid reaction kinetics Phase transition Reaction rate
Liu, Zhedong, Jingchao Zhang, Jiawei Luo, Zhaoxin Guo, Haoran Jiang, Zekun Li, Yuhang Liu, Zijing Song, Rui Liu, Wei‑Di Liu, Wenbin Hu, and Yanan Chen. 2024. “Approaching Ultimate Synthesis Reaction Rate of Ni-Rich Layered Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries”. Nano-Micro Letters 16 (June):210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01436-y.
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