Well-Wrapped Li-Rich Layered Cathodes by Reduced Graphene Oxide towards High-Performance Li-Ion Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Synthesis of 0.4Li2MnO3∙0.6LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 (LLO)
3.2. Synthesis of modified LLO (LLO@rGO)
3.3. Characterization
3.4. Electrochemical Measurement
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Components | RΩ/Ω | Rct/Ω | Rtotal/Ω | Diffusion Coefficient/ 10−17cm2s−1 |
---|---|---|---|---|
LLO | 3.01 | 113.50 | 116.51 | 2.21 |
LLO@rGO 0.5% | 3.73 | 57.11 | 60.84 | 6.22 |
LLO@rGO 1.0% | 6.58 | 72.22 | 78.80 | 4.22 |
LLO@rGO 2.0% | 8.04 | 72.87 | 80.91 | 5.21 |
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Liu, D.; Wang, F.; Wang, G.; Lv, C.; Wang, Z.; Duan, X.; Li, X. Well-Wrapped Li-Rich Layered Cathodes by Reduced Graphene Oxide towards High-Performance Li-Ion Batteries. Molecules 2019, 24, 1680. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24091680
Liu D, Wang F, Wang G, Lv C, Wang Z, Duan X, Li X. Well-Wrapped Li-Rich Layered Cathodes by Reduced Graphene Oxide towards High-Performance Li-Ion Batteries. Molecules. 2019; 24(9):1680. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24091680
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Di, Fengying Wang, Gang Wang, Congjie Lv, Zeyu Wang, Xiaochuan Duan, and Xin Li. 2019. "Well-Wrapped Li-Rich Layered Cathodes by Reduced Graphene Oxide towards High-Performance Li-Ion Batteries" Molecules 24, no. 9: 1680. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24091680