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Nano Lett. 2017 Jun 14;17(6):3452-3457. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00379. Epub 2017 Jun 01.

Intergranular Cracking as a Major Cause of Long-Term Capacity Fading of Layered Cathodes.

Nano letters

Hao Liu, Mark Wolf, Khim Karki, Young-Sang Yu, Eric A Stach, Jordi Cabana, Karena W Chapman, Peter J Chupas

Affiliations

  1. X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory , 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States.
  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States.
  3. Center for Function Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory , Upton, New York 11973-5000, United States.
  4. Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, California 94720, United States.
  5. Photon Sciences Directorate, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory , 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States.

PMID: 28548836 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00379

Abstract

Capacity fading has limited commercial layered Li-ion battery electrodes to <70% of their theoretical capacity. Higher capacities can be achieved initially by charging to higher voltages, however, these gains are eroded by a faster fade in capacity. Increasing lifetimes and reversible capacity are contingent on identifying the origin of this capacity fade to inform electrode design and synthesis. We used operando X-ray diffraction to observe how the lithiation-delithiation reactions within a LiNi

Keywords: Capacity fading; batteries; intergranular cracking; operando X-ray diffraction

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