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JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
Volume 69, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2023.107899
Keywords
Cathode; Li -ion; Boron; Doping; Polyanion; DFT; Etc
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In this study, the cause of the limited specific capacity of Li3V2(PO4)3 (LVP) cathode material was identified as the high vacancy energy of Li1 structure. By substituting boron (B) atoms and changing the oxygen (O) occupancy, the Li de-intercalation and specific capacity of LVBP structure were improved.
Li3V2(PO4)3 (LVP) is a well-known cathode material of Li-ion batteries, whereas the specific capacity is limited by the maximum Lithium (Li) de-intercalation probability associated with vacancy energy. The reason behind this limitation is not known yet, which needs to be address, and the modification needs to be done in the electronic structure to get a more specific capacity. In this work, using First-principles calculation, we have found that Li1 (the tetrahedra geometry) is having a higher Li vacancy energy as compared to Li2 and Li3, which limits the Li de-intercalation below x = 1.8, (where x is Li concentration). The change in bandgap of LVP structure after boron (B) substitution is directly correlated to the change in the oxygen (O) occupancy due to B substitution. As of comparing formation energy plot of pristine LVP and B substituted LVBP structure, we have found that in case of LVBP structure formation of x > 2 Li de-intercalation is possible, which help to enhance the specific capacity up to 205 mAh/g. Overall, we identify the cause of the less specific capacity of LVP and provide the solution by suggestion B doping, which also provides less Li diffusion barrier energy.
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