Published June 10, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Effects of surface modification on the cycling stability of LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 electrodes by CeO2 coating

  • 1. Division of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-701 (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin 132022 (China)
  • 3. Division of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-701 (Korea, Republic of) and Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin 132022 (China)

Description

A high-performance LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 cathode was successfully fabricated by a sol-gel coating of CeO2 to the surface of the LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 powder and subsequent heat treatment at 700 deg C for 5 h. The surface-modified and pristine LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), slow rate cyclic voltammogram (CV), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Unlike pristine LiNi0.8Co0.2O2, the CeO2-coated LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 cathode exhibits no decrease in its original specific capacity of 182 mAh/g (versus lithium metal) and excellent capacity retention (95% of its initial capacity) between 4.5 and 2.8 V after 55 cycles. The results indicate that the surface treatment should be an effective way to improve the comprehensive properties of the cathode materials for lithium ion batteries

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.electacta.2005.01.022;
PII
S0013-4686(05)00074-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Electrochimica Acta
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
18
Journal Page Range
p. 3764-3769
ISSN
0013-4686
CODEN
ELCAAV

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