Earth-abundant Li-ion cathode materials with nanoengineered microstructures.
Journal
Nature nanotechnology
ISSN: 1748-3395
Titre abrégé: Nat Nanotechnol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101283273
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 Sep 2024
19 Sep 2024
Historique:
received:
21
02
2024
accepted:
19
08
2024
medline:
20
9
2024
pubmed:
20
9
2024
entrez:
19
9
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Manganese-based materials have tremendous potential to become the next-generation lithium-ion cathode as they are Earth abundant, low cost and stable. Here we show how the mobility of manganese cations can be used to obtain a unique nanosized microstructure in large-particle-sized cathode materials with enhanced electrochemical properties. By combining atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy, four-dimensional scanning electron nanodiffraction and in situ X-ray diffraction, we show that when a partially delithiated, high-manganese-content, disordered rocksalt cathode is slightly heated, it forms a nanomosaic of partially ordered spinel domains of 3-7 nm in size, which impinge on each other at antiphase boundaries. The short coherence length of these domains removes the detrimental two-phase lithiation reaction present near 3 V in a regular spinel and turns it into a solid solution. This nanodomain structure enables good rate performance and delivers 200 mAh g
Identifiants
pubmed: 39300225
doi: 10.1038/s41565-024-01787-y
pii: 10.1038/s41565-024-01787-y
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2024. The Author(s).
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