Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: May 24, 2025
Abstract Li‐rich layered oxide cathodes (LLOs) with anionic redox are promising to boost the energy density of lithium batteries beyond 500 Wh kg −1 . However, their commercialization has long been hampered by inherent drawbacks, particularly voltage decay and hysteresis, which reduce efficiency, shorten battery life, challenge management. To address these issues, a prerequisite is establishing comprehensive understanding voltage‐related phenomena correlated reactions (ARR), remains elusive despite extensive research. Therefore, in this review, proposed mechanisms systematically summarized fundamental origins hysteresis identified, together elucidating relationship ARR. Voltage mainly attributed irreversible TM migration phase transition, whose driving force involves factors like lattice strain accumulation oxygen loss. A relatively unified theory, asymmetric non‐equilibrium reaction path during ARR, identified as origin hysteresis. This includes sequential electrochemical chemical processes (sluggish electronic atomic structural rearrangements, such ligand‐to‐metal charge transfer). Recent achievements effective solutions for issues also elaborated. After deeply inspiring insights mitigation strategies forward‐looking remarks provided.
Language: Английский