Sputtering Coating of Lithium Fluoride Film on Lithium Cobalt Oxide Electrodes for Reducing the Polarization of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Shasha Qu; Wenbin Wu; Yunfan Wu; Yanping Zhuang; Jie Lin; Laisen Wang; Qiulong Wei; Qingshui Xie; Dong-Liang Peng

doi:10.3390/nano11123393

Nanomaterials (Dec 2021)

Sputtering Coating of Lithium Fluoride Film on Lithium Cobalt Oxide Electrodes for Reducing the Polarization of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Shasha Qu,
Wenbin Wu,
Yunfan Wu,
Yanping Zhuang,
Jie Lin,
Laisen Wang,
Qiulong Wei,
Qingshui Xie,
Dong-Liang Peng

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Shasha Qu: College of Materials, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Wenbin Wu: College of Materials, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Yunfan Wu: College of Materials, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Yanping Zhuang: College of Materials, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Jie Lin: College of Materials, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Laisen Wang: College of Materials, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Qiulong Wei: College of Materials, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Qingshui Xie: College of Materials, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Dong-Liang Peng: College of Materials, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11123393
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 12
p. 3393

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Lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) is the most widely used cathode materials in electronic devices due to the high working potential and dense tap density, but the performance is limited by the unstable interfaces at high potential. Herein, LiF thin film is sputtered on the surface of LCO electrodes for enhancing the electrochemical performance and reducing the voltage polarization. The polarization components are discussed and quantified by analyzing the relationship between electrochemical polarization and charger transfer resistance, as well as that between concentration polarization and Li-ion diffusion coefficients. In addition, the decreased charge transfer resistance, increased lithium-ion diffusion coefficients, and stabilized crystal structure of LiF-coated LCO are confirmed by various electrochemical tests and in-situ XRD experiments. Compared to that of pristine LCO, the capacity and cycling performance of LiF-coated LCO is improved, and the overpotential is reduced upon cycling. This work provides reference for quantifying the various polarization components, and the strategy of coating LiF film could be applied in developing other analogous cathode materials.

Published in Nanomaterials

ISSN: 2079-4991 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials

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