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An Mg–Al dual doping strategy to enhance the structural stability and long cycle life of LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 cathode material

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LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 has been regarded as a promising cathode material due to its high discharge capacity, but it suffers from structural instability during the cycling process. Here, Mg2+ and Al3+ are co-doped in LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 to ameliorate the problem. The analysis results reveal that the dual doping can enlarge the Li+ diffusion channel, lower Li+/Ni2+ disorder, and depress the structural degradation during cycling. Therefore, the electrochemical performance of cathode material with Mg2+ and Al3+ dual doping has been effectively enhanced. In the voltage range of 2.8–4.3 V, the discharge capacity of NCM-MA is 138.8 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles at 1 C, which is 31 mAh g−1 higher than the pristine NCM. Prolonging the cycles to 450 times, the capacity retention is 12.5% higher than the pristine material. Besides, the NCM-MA delivers a high discharge capacity of 150.33 mAh g−1 at 5 C, due to the improvement of Li+ diffusion kinetics.

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Xiao, L., Tang, X., Ban, Z. et al. An Mg–Al dual doping strategy to enhance the structural stability and long cycle life of LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 cathode material. Ionics 28, 3101–3112 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-022-04572-w

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