Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Microstructure and Electrochemical Properties of LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 Coated with Al2O3 Film

LI Xin-Lu, KANG Fei-Yu, BAI Xin-De, SHEN Wan-Ci   

  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • Received:2006-10-27 Revised:2006-12-01 Published:2007-11-20 Online:2007-11-20

Abstract: LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 is considered as a new-generation cathode material for lithium ion batteries. Al2O3 film was coated on the surface of LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 in order to prevent irreversible reactions between cathode and electrolytes. The structure analysis indicates that the Al2O3 film is amorphous with thickness of about 100nm, the core material has a hexagonal structure. The experiment results show that Al2O3 coating is effective to improve overcharge capability and cycle stability. The capacity retention of the coated LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 is increased by 11.5% compared with that of a blank sample after 50 charge-discharge cycles at the cutoff voltage of 3.0--4.5V and 1C rate.

Key words: cathode materials, surface coating, lithium ion batteries, Al2O3 film

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