Synthesis of high capacity cathodes for lithium-ion batteries by morphology-tailored hydroxide co-precipitation

Dapeng Wang, Ilias Belharouak, Luis H. Ortega, Xiaofeng Zhang, Rui Xu, Dehua Zhou, Guangwen Zhou, Khalil Amine

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Abstract

Nickel manganese hydroxide co-precipitation inside a continuous stirred tank reactor was studied with sodium hydroxide and ammonium hydroxide as the precipitation agents. The ammonium hydroxide concentration had an effect on the primary and secondary particle evolution. The two-step precipitation mechanism proposed earlier was experimentally confirmed. In cell tests, Li- and Mn-rich composite cathode materials based on the hydroxide precursors demonstrated good electrochemical performance in terms of cycle life over a wide range of lithium content.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)451-457
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Power Sources
Volume274
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 15 2015
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This research was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy , Freedom CAR , and Vehicle Technologies Office . The electron microscopy was accomplished at the Electron Microscopy Center for Materials Research at Argonne National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Laboratory operated under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357 by UChicago Argonne, LLC.

FundersFunder number
Freedom CAR
U.S. Department of EnergyDE-AC02-06CH11357
Argonne National Laboratory

    Keywords

    • Ammonia
    • Cathode
    • Continuously stirred tank reactor CSTR
    • Hydroxide co-precipitation
    • Lithium batteries

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