Synergy effects on blending Li-rich and classical layered cathode oxides with improved electrochemical performance

Abstract

Abstract Blending different cathode materials to construct composites can be in compatibility with their individual advantages to exhibit better electrochemical performances. In this study, we blend Li-rich and classical layered cathode materials to realize the suppression of voltage decay. The electrochemical results indicate that the composite electrodes show better capacity retention exceeding 90% after 100 cycles. More importantly, the cumulative voltage decay of the composite materials with different ratio are 280 mV and 140 mV for 100 cycles’ duration, which are much lower than that of the single component with 390 mV in Li-rich layered cathode, respectively. Based on the ex situ X-ray diffraction, the blended composites show the structural origin of synergy effect, which are like a pair of parallel resistors to reciprocally buffer the crystal structure change during the charge and discharge process between Li-rich and classical layered cathode materials. Blending of layered cathode oxide materials with the synergy effect provide a possible approach to achieve more excellent electrochemical performances in lithium-ion batteries.