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The Effect of the Lithium Borate Surface Layer on the Electrochemical Properties of the Lithium-Ion Battery Positive Electrode Material LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2

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The electrochemical behavior of layer-structure LiNi1/3Mn1/3Сo1/3O2 solid solution, a positive electrode material of lithium-ion battery, with surface protective layer of amorphous lithium borate is studied. The protective coating is prepared by the eutectic incongruent melting at 750°C of a pre-synthesized compound Li3BO3, mechanically mixed with LiNi1/3Mn1/3Сo1/3O2 powder. The glassy lithium borate 3Li2O∙B2O3 is found to form island-like structures presumably localized in electrochemically active regions of the active-material particles’ surface. The optimal lithium borate content, which makes possible the LiNi1/3Mn1/3Сo1/3O2 stable cycling at 0.5 C rate with the maximum discharge capacity, is found to be equal to 1 wt %.

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    K. V. Nefedova, V. D. Zhuravlev, V. V. Yagodin, M. V. Kuznetsov, V. M. Skachkov & O. V. Bushkova

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Nefedova, K.V., Zhuravlev, V.D., Murzakaev, A.M. et al. The Effect of the Lithium Borate Surface Layer on the Electrochemical Properties of the Lithium-Ion Battery Positive Electrode Material LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2. Russ J Electrochem 57, 1055–1069 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193521100104

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