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Hierarchical nickel valence gradient stabilizes high-nickel content layered cathode materials.

ABSTRACT: High-nickel content cathode materials offer high energy density. However, the structural and surface instability may cause poor capacity retention and thermal stability of them. To circumvent this problem, nickel concentration-gradient materials have been developed to enhance high-nickel content cathode materials' thermal and cycling stability. Even though promising, the fundamental mechanism of the nickel concentration gradient's stabilization effect remains elusive because it is inseparable from nickel's valence gradient effect. To isolate nickel's valence gradient effect and understand its fundamental stabilization mechanism, we design and synthesize a LiNi_0.8Mn_0.1Co_0.1O₂ material that is compositionally uniform and has a hierarchical valence gradient. The nickel valence gradient material shows superior cycling and thermal stability than the conventional one. The result suggests creating an oxidation state gradient that hides the more capacitive but less stable Ni³⁺ away from the secondary particle surfaces is a viable principle towards the optimization of high-nickel content cathode materials.

SUBMITTER: Lin R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058063 | biostudies-literature |

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