TY - JOUR
T1 - An overview of various critical aspects of low-cobalt/cobalt-free Li-ion battery cathodes
AU - Mallick, Sourav
AU - Patel, Arjun
AU - Paranthaman, Mariappan Parans
AU - Mugumya, Jethrine H.
AU - Kim, Sunuk
AU - Rasche, Michael L.
AU - Jiang, Mo
AU - Lopez, Herman
AU - Gupta, Ram B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Cathodes of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) significantly impact the environmental footprint, cost, and energy performance of the battery-pack. Hence, sustainable production of Li-ion battery cathodes is critically required for ensuring cost-effectiveness, environmental benignity, consumer friendliness, and social justice. Battery chemistry largely determines individual cell performance as well as the battery pack cost and life cycle greenhouse gas emission. Continuous manufacturing platforms improve production efficiency in terms of product yield, quality and cost. Spent-battery recycling ensures the circular economy of critical elements that are required for cathode production. Innovations in fast-charging LIBs are particularly promising for sustainable e-mobility with a reduced carbon footprint. This article provides an overview of these research directions, emphasizing strategies for low-cobalt cathode development, recycling processes, continuous production and improvement in fast-charging capability.
AB - Cathodes of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) significantly impact the environmental footprint, cost, and energy performance of the battery-pack. Hence, sustainable production of Li-ion battery cathodes is critically required for ensuring cost-effectiveness, environmental benignity, consumer friendliness, and social justice. Battery chemistry largely determines individual cell performance as well as the battery pack cost and life cycle greenhouse gas emission. Continuous manufacturing platforms improve production efficiency in terms of product yield, quality and cost. Spent-battery recycling ensures the circular economy of critical elements that are required for cathode production. Innovations in fast-charging LIBs are particularly promising for sustainable e-mobility with a reduced carbon footprint. This article provides an overview of these research directions, emphasizing strategies for low-cobalt cathode development, recycling processes, continuous production and improvement in fast-charging capability.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85214416375&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1039/d4se01206b
DO - 10.1039/d4se01206b
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85214416375
SN - 2398-4902
JO - Sustainable Energy and Fuels
JF - Sustainable Energy and Fuels
ER -