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

Tsai, Yi-De and Shih, Jeng-Ywan and Li, Ying-Jeng James and Hung, Tai-Feng and Hsu, Li-Fan and Ramraj, Sayee Kannan and Rajan, Jose and Karuppiah, Chelladurai and Yang, Chun-Chen and UNSPECIFIED (2022) 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. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 10 (50). pp. 16709-16724. ISSN 2168-0485. (Published)

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DOI/Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c04808

Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords:	Carbon nanotubes; High-voltage cathode material; LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4; Solid-state reaction; Spray-dry method
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics Q Science > QD Chemistry T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Faculty/Division:	Faculty of Industrial Sciences And Technology
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Jose Rajan
Date Deposited:	07 Aug 2023 07:26
Last Modified:	07 Aug 2023 07:26
URI:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38067
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