Abstract
The effect of composition on the voltage fade phenomenon was probed using combinatorial synthesis methods. In compositions that have the general formula, (Li2MnO3)a(LiNiO2)b(LiMnO2)c(LiCoO2)d, where 0 ≤ and a ≤ ;0.83, 0.15 ≤ and b ≤ ; 0.42, 0 ≤ and c ≤ ; 0.85, and 0 ≤ and d 0.30 (a + b + c + d = 1), the dependence of features in the x-ray diffraction pattern and of voltage fade on composition were identified and mapped. The observed values of voltage fade indicated that it displayed some sensitivity to composition, but that the sensitivity was not large. The values of voltage fade were found to be amenable to statistical modeling. The model indicated that it may be possible to lower the value of voltage fade below 0.01% by adjusting the composition of the system; however, the composition is not expected to have the layered-layered structure.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 711-718 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Power Sources |
| Volume | 294 |
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| State | Published - Jul 16 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The authors wish to thank Dr. Magali Ferrandon for using the CM3 combinatorial machine to make samples for this work. They also wish to thank John Osudar for help rendering text using OpenGL. The work at Argonne National Laboratory was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Vehicle Technologies , under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357 . The U.S. Government retains for itself, and others acting on its behalf, a paid-up nonexclusive, irrevocable worldwide license in said article to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on behalf of the Government.
Keywords
- Combinatorial synthesis
- Lithium battery
- Voltage fade