ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
5 years ago

Building Honeycomb-Like Hollow Microsphere Architecture in a Bubble Template Reaction for High-Performance Lithium-Rich Layered Oxide Cathode Materials

Building Honeycomb-Like Hollow Microsphere Architecture in a Bubble Template Reaction for High-Performance Lithium-Rich Layered Oxide Cathode Materials
Lingjun Li, Ming Xu, Junfei Duan, Huali Zhu, Xiaoyan Yan, Kaifeng Cao, Zhaoyong Chen
In the family of high-performance cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, lithium-rich layered oxides come out in front because of a high reversible capacity exceeding 250 mAh g–1. However, the long-term energy retention and high energy densities for lithium-rich layered oxide cathode materials require a stable structure with large surface areas. Here we propose a “bubble template” reaction to build “honeycomb-like” hollow microsphere architecture for a Li1.2Mn0.52Ni0.2Co0.08O2 cathode material. Our material is designed with ca. 8-μm-sized secondary particles with hollow and highly exposed porous structures that promise a large flexible volume to achieve superior structure stability and high rate capability. Our preliminary electrochemical experiments show a high capacity of 287 mAh g–1 at 0.1 C and a capacity retention of 96% after 100 cycles at 1.0 C. Furthermore, the rate capability is superior without any other modifications, reaching 197 mAh g–1 at 3.0 C with a capacity retention of 94% after 100 cycles. This approach may shed light on a new material engineering for high-performance cathode materials.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b07542

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b07542

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