Electrochemical performance of a nickel-rich LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 cathode material for lithium-ion batteries under different cut-off voltages

Kai-lin Cheng; Dao-bin Mu; Bo-rong Wu; Lei Wang; Ying Jiang; Rui Wang

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Kai-lin Cheng, Dao-bin Mu, Bo-rong Wu, Lei Wang, Ying Jiang, and Rui Wang, Electrochemical performance of a nickel-rich LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ cathode material for lithium-ion batteries under different cut-off voltages, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 3, pp. 342-351. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1413-6

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Kai-lin Cheng, Dao-bin Mu, Bo-rong Wu, Lei Wang, Ying Jiang, and Rui Wang, Electrochemical performance of a nickel-rich LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 cathode material for lithium-ion batteries under different cut-off voltages, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 3, pp. 342-351. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1413-6

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Electrochemical performance of a nickel-rich LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ cathode material for lithium-ion batteries under different cut-off voltages

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Dao-bin Mu E-mail: mudb@bit.edu.cn
Received: 12 October 2016; Revised: 31 October 2016; Accepted: 2 November 2016

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A spherical-like Ni_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2(OH)₂ precursor was tuned homogeneously to synthesize LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. The effects of calcination temperature on the crystal structure, morphology, and the electrochemical performance of the as-prepared LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ were investigated in detail. The as-prepared material was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, laser particle size analysis, charge-discharge tests, and cyclic voltammetry measurements. The results show that the spherical-like LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ material obtained by calcination at 900℃ displayed the most significant layered structure among samples calcined at various temperatures, with a particle size of approximately 10 μm. It delivered an initial discharge capacity of 189.2 mAh·g^-1 at 0.2C with a capacity retention of 94.0% after 100 cycles between 2.7 and 4.3 V. The as-prepared cathode material also exhibited good rate performance, with a discharge capacity of 119.6 mAh·g^-1 at 5C. Furthermore, within the cut-off voltage ranges from 2.7 to 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 V, the initial discharge capacities of the calcined samples were 170.7, 180.9, and 192.8 mAh·g^-1, respectively, at a rate of 1C. The corresponding retentions were 86.8%, 80.3%, and 74.4% after 200 cycles, respectively.
- lithium-ion batteries;
- cathodic materials;
- calcination;
- electrochemical properties

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