In-situ formation of Li_0.5Mn_0.5O coating layer through defect controlling for high performance Li-rich manganese-based cathode material

Li-rich layered oxide of Li1.2Mn0.6Ni0.2O2 (LMNO) with a considerable specific capacity and higher voltage is regarded as a kind of promising cathode material. However, it suffers from transition metal ion dissolution and oxygen escape that leads to rapid capacity decay. In addition, the poor lithium-ion diffusion kinetics gives rise to unsatisfied rate performance. Herein, a stable layer of Li0.5Mn0.5O (LMO) out of LMNO is in-situ constructed through acetic passivation and following calcination process. The generated defect structure in the composite material exhibits fast ion diffusion kinetics and the produced LMO layer can stabilize the substructure, resulting in elevated cycling stability and rate performance. In specific, the LMNO@LMO material exhibits a high initial coulombic efficiency of 80.3% and remarkable capacity retention of 80.7% after 200 cycles at 1 C. Besides, the composite material reveals prominent rate performance that delivers discharge capacities of 158 and 131 mAh g(-1) at 5 and 10 C, respectively. At last, this study presents a new approach to optimizing the Li-rich cathode materials. (C) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. All rights reserved.