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Suppressing interfacial structure failure of Ni-rich cathode materials under high work voltage towards improved cycling stability enabled via Li2MnO3-based surface construction

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In the present study, an ammonia complexation-oxidation-homogeneous precipitation-assisted high-temperature solid phase approach was used to constructing evenly connected Li2MnO3 surface on LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.09Al0.01O2 (NCMA) cathode materials. The structural stability of NCMA and the cycling performance at high cut-off voltages were greatly improved by the advantages of the high voltage (below 4.5 V) stability of Li2MnO3-based surface. 5%M-NCMA, obtained from Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.09Al0.01(OH)2 precursors coated with 5 wt % of Mn3O4 uniformly, showed improved electrochemical performance, which shows initial discharge specific capacities of 215.06 and 224.30 mAh g−1 at high voltage ranges of 3.0–4.5 V and 3.0–4.8 V at 0.1 C, respectively. The capacity retention of 5%M-NCMA after 200 cycles at a rate of 1 C rate under the reinforcement of the high voltage stable table interface is 83.89 and 78.09% under 4.5 and 4.8 V, which were enhanced relative by 8.39% and 32.75% relative to the uncoated samples.

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This work was supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Yunnan Province (202103AA080019), the Major Science and Technology Projects of Yunnan Province (202202AG050003), the Natural Science Foundation of China (52162030), the Scientific Research Fund of High-end Talents Introduction of Kunming University of Science and Technology (KKKP201752027), and the Yunnan Thousand Talents Program for Young Talents (KKS2202052001).

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Deng, L., Cao, Y., Yang, X. et al. Suppressing interfacial structure failure of Ni-rich cathode materials under high work voltage towards improved cycling stability enabled via Li2MnO3-based surface construction. Ionics 30, 1959–1970 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-024-05397-5

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