KMS Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, CAS
A new model on cation distribution in cation-disordered Li1+xTM1-xO2 cathodes | |
Huang, Yang1,2; Liu, Long3; Zhu, Yuanyuan1; Gao, Min1; Zhang, Junrong1 | |
2020-08-01 | |
摘要 | The search for new materials that could improve the energy density of Li-ion batteries (LIB) is one of today's most challenging issues. Recently, cation-disordered lithium-excess metal oxides have emerged as a promising new class of cathode materials for LIB, due to their high reversible capacities and nice structural stability. However, a full structural model of the Li-transition metal (TM) sharing sublattice and the origin of short range ordering (SRO) of cations requires further investigation. In this work, we put forward a Monte Carlo strategy of building cation-disordered rocksalt material supercell models. The cations of Li1.0Ti0.5Ni0.5O2 (LTNO) are placed at the FCC sublattice sites with the constraint of Pauling's electroneutrality rule, instead of a random way. This constraint causes the Li-Ti and Ni-Ni clustering. Based on this model, we discussed the relationship between the SRO, the local distorting, the theoretical capacity and the order-disorder strengths. A unified understanding of these factors in cation-disordered materials may enable a better design of disordered-electrode materials with high capacity and high energy density. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.ssi.2020.115341 |
发表期刊 | SOLID STATE IONICS |
ISSN | 0167-2738 |
卷号 | 351页码:9 |
通讯作者 | Gao, Min(gao.l.min@gmail.com) ; Zhang, Junrong(jrzhang@ihep.ac.cn) |
收录类别 | SCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000540664100002 |
语种 | 英语 |