Hidden structural and chemical order controls lithium transport in cation-disordered oxides for rechargeable batteries

Huiwen Ji; Alexander Urban; Daniil A. Kitchaev; Deok-Hwang Kwon; Nongnuch Artrith; Colin Ophus; Wenxuan Huang; Zijian Cai; Tan Shi; Jae Chul Kim; Haegyeom Kim; Gerbrand Ceder

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08490-w

Nature Communications (Feb 2019)

Hidden structural and chemical order controls lithium transport in cation-disordered oxides for rechargeable batteries

Huiwen Ji,
Alexander Urban,
Daniil A. Kitchaev,
Deok-Hwang Kwon,
Nongnuch Artrith,
Colin Ophus,
Wenxuan Huang,
Zijian Cai,
Tan Shi,
Jae Chul Kim,
Haegyeom Kim,
Gerbrand Ceder

Affiliations

Huiwen Ji: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley
Alexander Urban: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley
Daniil A. Kitchaev: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Deok-Hwang Kwon: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley
Nongnuch Artrith: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley
Colin Ophus: National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Wenxuan Huang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Zijian Cai: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley
Tan Shi: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley
Jae Chul Kim: Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Haegyeom Kim: Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Gerbrand Ceder: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08490-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The average crystal structure largely governs the Li diffusion kinetics in well-ordered cathode materials. Here the authors show this rule does not hold true for cation-disordered analogues. Cation short-range order is not only ubiquitous but also controls the Li transport behavior.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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