Improved Electrochemical Performance of Li-Rich Cathode Materials via Spinel Li2MoO4 Coating
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Material Synthesis
2.2. Material Characterization
2.3. Electrochemical Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Material Characterizations
3.2. Electrochemical Performances
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Samples | I(003)/I(104) | c | a | c/a | Ni2+ in Li Layer (%) | Li2MoO4 Content (wt%) |
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Pristine | 1.692 | 14.245782 | 2.854563 | 4.990529899 | 3.83 | 0 |
1 wt% | 1.258 | 14.257465 | 2.855348 | 4.993249509 | 5.36 | - |
3 wt% | 1.526 | 14.248178 | 2.854860 | 4.990849989 | 3.88 | 3.0158 |
5 wt% | 1.332 | 14.262967 | 2.856606 | 4.992976630 | 4.30 | 4.7180 |
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Zhang, S.; Ye, Y.; Chen, Z.; Lai, Q.; Liu, T.; Wang, Q.; Yuan, S. Improved Electrochemical Performance of Li-Rich Cathode Materials via Spinel Li2MoO4 Coating. Materials 2023, 16, 5655. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16165655
Zhang S, Ye Y, Chen Z, Lai Q, Liu T, Wang Q, Yuan S. Improved Electrochemical Performance of Li-Rich Cathode Materials via Spinel Li2MoO4 Coating. Materials. 2023; 16(16):5655. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16165655
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Shuhao, Yun Ye, Zhaoxiong Chen, Qinghao Lai, Tie Liu, Qiang Wang, and Shuang Yuan. 2023. "Improved Electrochemical Performance of Li-Rich Cathode Materials via Spinel Li2MoO4 Coating" Materials 16, no. 16: 5655. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16165655