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Structural Changes in Li 2 MnO 3 Cathode Material for Li‐Ion Batteries
Author(s) -
Rana Jatinkumar,
Stan Marian,
Kloepsch Richard,
Li Jie,
Schumacher Gerhard,
Welter Edmund,
Zizak Ivo,
Banhart John,
Winter Martin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201300998
Subject(s) - electrochemistry , electrolyte , oxygen , redox , materials science , cathode , stacking , oxygen evolution , ion , inorganic chemistry , electrode , chemistry , metallurgy , organic chemistry
Structural changes in Li 2 MnO 3 cathode material for rechargeable Li‐ion batteries are investigated during the first and 33 rd cycles. It is found that both the participation of oxygen anions in redox processes and Li + ‐H + exchange play an important role in the electrochemistry of Li 2 MnO 3 . During activation, oxygen removal from the material along with Li gives rise to the formation of a layered MnO 2 ‐type structure, while the presence of protons in the interslab region, as a result of electrolyte oxidation and Li + ‐H + exchange, alters the stacking sequence of oxygen layers. Li re‐insertion by exchanging already present protons reverts the stacking sequence of oxygen layers. The re‐lithiated structure closely resembles the parent Li 2 MnO 3 , except that it contains less Li and O. Mn 4+ ions remain electrochemically inactive at all times. Irreversible oxygen release occurs only during activation of the material in the first cycle. During subsequent cycles, electrochemical processes seem to involve unusual redox processes of oxygen anions of active material along with the repetitive, irreversible oxidation of electrolyte species. The deteriorating electrochemical performance of Li 2 MnO 3 upon cycling is attributed to the structural degradation caused by repetitive shearing of oxygen layers.