Carbon coating nanostructured-LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 cathode material synthesized by chemical vapor deposition method for high performance lithium-ion batteries

• Published in: Journal of alloys and compounds Vol. 747; pp. 796 - 802
• Main Authors: Hou, Qian, Cao, Gengzhen, Wang, Peng, Zhao, Dongni, Cui, Xiaoling, Li, Shiyou, Li, Chunlei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 30.05.2018
• Subjects: Carbon coating; Chemical vapor deposition method; Diffusion coefficient; LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2; Nanoscale materials; Nanoscale materials; LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2; Chemical vapor deposition method; Diffusion coefficient; Carbon coating
• ISSN: 0925-8388; 1873-4669
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.03.115

Efficient energy storage of lithium-ion batteries plays a significant role across lots of sectors including consumer electronics, electric and hybrid electric vehicles and a smart grid accommodating intermittent renewable energy sources. Nanostructured cathode materials present fascinating opportunities for high-performance lithium-ion batteries, but intrinsic problems linked with the high surface area to volume ratios in the nanometer-range have restricted their adoption for practical applications. We demonstrate processing platform that realize high-performance nanostructured-LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 (NCM) layer cathode with carbon coating as a conductive additive. In this paper, we first presented a green, novel, economic and controllable chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method with sucrose as carbon source to coating NCM. Sol-gel synthesized NCM of carbon coated with optimized thickness by this formula are shown to have outstanding rate performance and robust cycle lifetime. The thickness - optimized sample of discharge capacity is as high as 104.5 mAh g−1 for 10 C (6s). High capacity retentions of 94.29% and 94.78% after 100 cycles for 0.1 C, respectively. Compared with the heat evaporation method, with the CVD method has better uniformity and higher quality. This approach further improves evidently the NCM of electrochemical performance and thus promotes lithium-ion battery development technology into unprecedented regimes of operation. •We first proposed a novel, economic, and controllable CVD formula to coating NCM.•NCM with optimized thickness shown superb rate performance and cycle lifetime.•CVD1-NCM has a discharge capacity as high as 104.5 mAh g−1 for the 10 C (6s).