Nature Communications (Jun 2020)

Surface regulation enables high stability of single-crystal lithium-ion cathodes at high voltage

  • Fang Zhang,
  • Shuaifeng Lou,
  • Shuang Li,
  • Zhenjiang Yu,
  • Qingsong Liu,
  • Alvin Dai,
  • Chuntian Cao,
  • Michael F. Toney,
  • Mingyuan Ge,
  • Xianghui Xiao,
  • Wah-Keat Lee,
  • Yudong Yao,
  • Junjing Deng,
  • Tongchao Liu,
  • Yiping Tang,
  • Geping Yin,
  • Jun Lu,
  • Dong Su,
  • Jiajun Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16824-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Performance improvement of cathode materials represents one of the most critical technological challenges for lithium-ion batteries. Here the authors show a close correlation between surface chemistry and phase distribution from homogeneity to heterogeneity, and its impact on the cyclic performance.