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Probing thermally-induced structural evolution during the synthesis of layered Li-, Na-, or K-containing 3d transition-metal oxides

Hua, Weibo; Yang, Xiaoxia; Casati, Nicola P. M.; Liu, Laijun; Wang, Suning; Baran, Volodymyr; Knapp, Michael ORCID iD icon; Ehrenberg, Helmut 1; Indris, Sylvio ORCID iD icon 1
1 Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Energiespeichersysteme (IAM-ESS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

Layered alkali-containing 3d transition-metal oxides are of the utmost importance in the use of electrode materials for advanced energy storage applications such as Li-, Na-, or K-ion batteries. A significant challenge in the field of materials chemistry is understanding the dynamics of the chemical reactions between alkali-free precursors and alkali species during the synthesis of these compounds. In this study, in situ high-resolution synchrotron-based X-ray diffraction was applied to reveal the Li/Na/K-ion insertion-induced structural transformation mechanism during high-temperature solid-state reaction. The in situ diffraction results demonstrate that the chemical reaction pathway strongly depends on the alkali-free precursor type, which is a structural matrix enabling phase transitions. Quantitative phase analysis identifies for the first time the decomposition of lithium sources as the most critical factor for the formation of metastable intermediates or impurities during the entire process of Li-rich layered Li[Li0.2Ni0.2Mn0.6]O2 formation. Since the alkali ions have different ionic radii, Na/K ions tend to be located on prismatic sites in the defective layered structure (Na2/3-x[Ni0.25Mn0.75]O2 or K2/3-x[Ni0.25Mn0.75]O2) during calcination, whereas the Li ions prefer to be localized on the tetrahedral and/or octahedral sites, forming O-type structures.


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000153933
Veröffentlicht am 19.12.2022
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1016/j.esci.2022.02.007
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Energiespeichersysteme (IAM-ESS)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 03.2022
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2667-1417
KITopen-ID: 1000153933
HGF-Programm 38.02.01 (POF IV, LK 01) Fundamentals and Materials
Erschienen in eScience
Verlag Elsevier
Band 2
Heft 2
Seiten 183–191
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