Enhanced cycling stability of high voltage LiCoO2 by surface phosphorylation

Abstract

With the growing demand for high specific volume energy-density, surface modifications are devoted to increasing the electrochemical performances of LiCoO2 at high operating voltage. In this work, LiCoO2 materials with a phosphate-rich coating layer are developed using a facile spray-drying method. The stable phosphate-rich coating layer acts as protection and effectively suppresses the impedance growth in LiCoO2 cells. The phosphate-rich layer coated LiCoO2 samples show long cycle-life and good rate performance when cycled with a high cut-off voltage of 4.5 V at room temperature and 45 °C.