Abstract
Lithium ion batteries are potential energy source of next generation electric vehicles (EVs). However, some problems such as safety, durability, low capacity, cycle life etc. restrict their use in EVs. These problems mostly related with cathode materials, an improvement in cathode materials may cause significant changes in battery performance. In this work, to overcome cycle life problem Al2O3 coating on LiNi0.5Mn0.3Co0.2O2 cathode material produced by sol—gel method. The surface modification of LiNi0.5Mn0.3Co0,2O2 was started by adding LiNi0.5Mn0.3Co0.2O2 powders into alumina sol. Then, sonication was started and two different sonication powers were tested (45, 100%). After the second gel is obtained, last heat treatment for Al2O3 crystallization was done at 600 °C for 4 h. X—ray diffraction (XRD) measurements showed that the material had a well—ordered layered structure and Al was not in the LiNi0.5Mn0.3Co0.2O2. Al2O3 coated materials show better cycling performance compared to the pristine material. It is believed that, this improvement is caused by the fact that Al2O3 layer prevents direct contact between active material and electrolyte and reducing decomposition reactions.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Energy Technology 2018 - Carbon Dioxide Management and Other Technologies |
Editors | Sarma Pisupati, Lei Zhang, Allie Anderson, Shadia Ikhmayies, York R. Smith, Mingming Zhang, Xiaofei Guan, Huimin Lu, Amit Pandey, Dirk Verhulst, Ziqi Sun, Neale R. Neelameggham, Elsa Olivetti, Cong Wang, Donna Post Guillen, John A. Howarter, Tao Wang |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 515-522 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319723617 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Event | Energy Technologies Symposium organized in conjunction with the Annual Meeting and Exhibition, TMS 2018 - Phoenix, United States Duration: 11 Mar 2018 → 15 Mar 2018 |
Publication series
Name | Minerals, Metals and Materials Series |
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Volume | Part F6 |
ISSN (Print) | 2367-1181 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2367-1696 |
Conference
Conference | Energy Technologies Symposium organized in conjunction with the Annual Meeting and Exhibition, TMS 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Phoenix |
Period | 11/03/18 → 15/03/18 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.
Keywords
- AlO coating
- Lithium ion batteries
- NMC cathode materials
- Surface modification