Depolarization of Li-rich Mn-based oxide via electrochemically active Prussian blue interface providing superior rate capability

The high-rate cyclability of Li-rich Mn-based oxide (LMO) is highly limited by the electrochemical polarization resulting from the slow kinetic of the Li2MnO3 phase. Herein, the Prussian blue (PB) coating layer with specific redox potential is introduced as a functionalized interface to overcome the side effect and the escaping of O on the surface of LMO, especially its poor rate capability. In detail, the PB layer can restrict the large polarization of LMO by sharing overloaded current at a high rate due to the synchronous redox of PB and LMO. Consequently, an enhanced high rate performance with capacity retention of 87.8% over 300 cycles is obtained, which is superior to 50.5% of the pristine electrode. Such strategies on the high-rate cyclability of Li-rich Mn-based oxide compatible with good low-rate performances may attract great attention for pursuing durable performances.

Automated summary

The introduction of a Prussian blue coating layer as a functionalized interface can overcome the limitations of high-rate cyclability of Li-rich Mn-based oxide, improving its rate performance and capacity retention.