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Hierarchical porous onion-shaped LiMn2O4 as ultrahigh-rate cathode material for lithium ion batteries

Show Author's Information Zihe Li1,  Xiangming Feng1( ),  Liwei Mi2,  Jinyun Zheng1,  Xiaoyang Chen1,  Weihua Chen1,3( )
College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
Center for Advanced Materials ResearchZhongyuan University of TechnologyZhengzhou450007China
National Engineering and Research Center for Adv. Polymer Processing TechnologyZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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rate performance, cathode, LiMn2O4 , hierarchical porous shape, Li-ion batteries
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Spinel LiMn2O4 is a widely utilized cathode material for Li-ion batteries. However, its applications are limited by its poor energy density and power density. Herein, a novel hierarchical porous onion-like LiMn2O4(LMO) was prepared to shorten the Li+ diffusion pathway with the presence of uniform pores and nanosized primary particles. The growth mechanism of the porous onion-like LiMn2O4 was analyzed to control the morphology and the crystal structure so that it forms a polyhedral crystal structure with reduced Mn dissolution. In addition, graphene was added to the cathode (LiMn2O4/graphene) to enhance the electronic conductivity. The synthesized LiMn2O4/graphene exhibited an ultrahigh-rate performance of 110.4 mAh·g-1 at 50 C and an outstanding energy density at a high power density, maintaining 379.4 Wh·kg-1 at 25, 293 W·kg-1. Besides, it shows durable stability, with only 0.02% decrease in the capacity per cycle at 10 C. Furthermore, the (LiMn2O4/graphene)/graphite full-cell exhibited a high discharge capacity. This work provides a promising method for the preparation of outstanding, integrated cathodes for potential applications in lithium ion batteries.


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Hierarchical porous onion-shaped LiMn2O4 as ultrahigh-rate cathode material for lithium ion batteries

Show Author's information Zihe Li1, Xiangming Feng1( ), Liwei Mi2, Jinyun Zheng1, Xiaoyang Chen1, Weihua Chen1,3( )
College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
Center for Advanced Materials ResearchZhongyuan University of TechnologyZhengzhou450007China
National Engineering and Research Center for Adv. Polymer Processing TechnologyZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China

Abstract

Spinel LiMn2O4 is a widely utilized cathode material for Li-ion batteries. However, its applications are limited by its poor energy density and power density. Herein, a novel hierarchical porous onion-like LiMn2O4(LMO) was prepared to shorten the Li+ diffusion pathway with the presence of uniform pores and nanosized primary particles. The growth mechanism of the porous onion-like LiMn2O4 was analyzed to control the morphology and the crystal structure so that it forms a polyhedral crystal structure with reduced Mn dissolution. In addition, graphene was added to the cathode (LiMn2O4/graphene) to enhance the electronic conductivity. The synthesized LiMn2O4/graphene exhibited an ultrahigh-rate performance of 110.4 mAh·g-1 at 50 C and an outstanding energy density at a high power density, maintaining 379.4 Wh·kg-1 at 25, 293 W·kg-1. Besides, it shows durable stability, with only 0.02% decrease in the capacity per cycle at 10 C. Furthermore, the (LiMn2O4/graphene)/graphite full-cell exhibited a high discharge capacity. This work provides a promising method for the preparation of outstanding, integrated cathodes for potential applications in lithium ion batteries.

Keywords: rate performance, cathode, LiMn2O4 , hierarchical porous shape, Li-ion batteries

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Received: 27 October 2017
Revised: 21 December 2017
Accepted: 06 January 2018
Published: 06 February 2018
Issue date: August 2018

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21771164 and 21671205), Program for Science & Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province, China (Nos. 15HASTIT003 and 152300410045.0) and Student's Platform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program of Zhengzhou University (No. 2017cxcy056).

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