Journal
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
Volume 23, Issue 7, Pages 1954-1963Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/cm200058c
Keywords
gradient materials; cathode; tailored synthesis; transition metal oxide; lithium-ion battery
Funding
- U.S. Department of Energy
- FreedomCAR, and Vehicle Technologies Office
- UChicago Argonne, LLC [ACOZ-06CH11357]
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We report the tailored synthesis of particles with internal gradients in transition metal composition aided by the use of a general process model. Tailored synthesis of transition metal particles was achieved using a coprecipitation reaction with tunable control over the process conditions. Gradients in the internal composition of the pas-tides was monitored and confirmed experimentally by analysis of particles collected during regularly timed intervals. Particles collected from the reactor at the end of the process were used as the precursor material for the solid-state synthesis of Li-1.2-(Mn0.62Ni0.(38))(0.8)O-2, which was electrochemically evaluated as the active cathode material in a lithium battery. The Li-1.2(Mn0.62Ni0.38)(0.8)O-2 material was the first example of a structurally integrated multiphase material with a tailored internal gradient in relative transition metal composition as the active cathode material in a lithium-ion battery. We believe our general synthesis strategy may be applied to produce a variety of new cathode materials with tunable interior, surface, and overall relative transition metal compositions.
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