Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 24, 2024
Among
the
commercialized
cathodes,
Co-less
Ni-rich
layered
cathode
materials
(Ni
>
90%)
have
been
reported
as
promising
to
achieve
high
energy
density
and
economically
benign
cathodes
for
Li-ion
batteries
(LIBs).
Nano Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 21, 2025
Ultrahigh
nickel
cathode
materials
are
widely
utilized
due
to
their
outstanding
energy
and
power
densities.
However,
the
presence
of
cobalt
can
cause
significant
lattice
distortion
during
charge
discharge
cycles,
leading
loss
active
lithium,
formation
cracks,
emergence
a
rock
salt
phase
that
hinders
lithium-ion
transport.
Herein,
we
developed
novel
cobalt-free,
aluminum-doped
material,
LiNi0.93Mn0.06Al0.01O2
(NMA),
which
effectively
delays
harmful
H2-H3
transition,
reduces
distortion,
alleviates
stress
release,
significantly
enhances
structural
stability.
Compared
commercially
available
Co-rich
LiNi0.83Co0.11Mn0.06O2
(NCM)
materials,
NMA
offers
cost
reduction
approximately
16%
while
maintaining
comparable
capacity.
Moreover,
exhibits
superior
rate
performance
long-term
cycling
stability
in
both
half-cell
full-cell
configurations.
These
findings
pave
way
for
development
cost-effective,
high-performance,
durable
cobalt-free
offering
promising
potential
future
research
commercial
applications.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(10), P. 4335 - 4341
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Organic
carbonyl
electrode
materials
(OCEMs)
have
shown
great
promise
for
high-performance
lithium
batteries
due
to
their
high
capacity,
renewability,
and
environmental
friendliness.
Nevertheless,
the
severe
dissolution
of
these
in
conventional
electrolytes
results
poor
cycling
stability,
which
hinders
practical
application.
Herein,
a
unified
model
considering
effects
both
ion-solvation
structures
electrolyte
solvents
is
proposed
elucidate
mechanism
OCEMs
electrolytes.
In
this
new
model,
driven
by
interactions
with
free
(uncoordinated)
non-polar
electrolytes,
strong
between
Li-anion
aggregates
accelerate
OCEMs,
leading
anomalously
solubility
OCEMs.
Conversely,
strongly
polar
dominated
interaction
solvents.
This
transcends
perspective
that
dissociation
solely
depends
on
solute-solvent
interactions.
Based
we
propose
tuning
altering
solvent
polarity
could
be
an
effective
strategy
inhibiting
organic
electrodes
achieve
long-cycle
Li-organic
batteries.