化学学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 83 ›› Issue (8): 844-852.DOI: 10.6023/A25030072 上一篇    下一篇

研究论文

铁弹Zr0.92Y0.08O2对层状LiMnO2正极材料充放电循环行为的影响

陆继承a, 苟蕾a, 刘小九a, 樊小勇a, 李东林a,b,*()   

  1. a 长安大学 材料科学与工程学院 新能源材料与器件研究所 西安 710061
    b 塔里木大学 化学化工学院 新疆阿拉尔 843300
  • 投稿日期:2025-03-12 发布日期:2025-06-18
  • 通讯作者: 李东林
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(22179011); 国家自然科学基金(21473014); 咸阳秦创原科技创新项目(L 2022-QCYZX-GY-005)

Effect of Ferroelastic Zr0.92Y0.08O2 on the Charge-Discharge Cycling Performances of the Layered LiMnO2 Cathode Materials

Jicheng Lua, Lei Goua, Xiaojiu Liua, Xiaoyong Fana, Donglin Lia,b,*()   

  1. a New Energy Materials and Devices Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi' an 710061, China
    b College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tarimu University, Alar, Xinjiang 843300, China
  • Received:2025-03-12 Published:2025-06-18
  • Contact: Donglin Li
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(22179011); National Natural Science Foundation of China(21473014); Xianyang Qinchuangyuan Science and Technology Innovation Project(L 2022-QCYZX-GY-005)

具有正交结构的层状LiMnO2 (LMO)是一种资源充足和廉价的锂离子电池锰基正极材料, 但存在着充放电循环稳定性差等难题. 针对层状LMO正极材料在充放电过程中循环稳定性很差的问题, 本工作采用湿化学法用钇稳定的二氧化锆(Zr0.92Y0.08O2, 或YSZ)铁弹材料对 LMO粉体进行包覆改性, 以提高其充放电循环性能. X射线衍射(XRD)与透射电子显微镜(TEM)分析显示, YSZ为四方结构, 其尺寸分布在3~15 nm, 以薄层或颗粒包覆在LMO颗粒上, 形成了LMO@YSZ复合材料. 在200 mA•g−1电流密度下循环300次, LMO@YSZ复合材料容量保持率为59%, 与纯LiMnO2的36%相比, 明显抑制了其充放电比容量的衰减. 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)分析显示, LMO@YSZ复合材料电极片中的裂纹数量和开裂程度得到明显抑制. 而高分辨电子显微镜显示, 纳米尺寸YSZ存在着四方相的90°铁弹畴. 从实验结果得到推论, LMO@YSZ复合材料充放电循环性能的提高归因于裂纹减少或抑制, 这源于充放电过程中LiMnO2正极材料与Zr0.92Y0.08O2铁弹材料发生电化学-铁弹效应, YSZ的铁弹相变耗散了正极活性材料中的应力能, 有效抑制电极中的裂纹产生, 进而提高了LiMnO2电极的充放电循环性能.

关键词: LiMnO2, 钇稳定的二氧化锆, 正极材料, 铁弹材料, 锂离子电池

Layered LiMnO₂ (LMO) with an orthorhombic structure is an abundant and inexpensive manganese-based cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, but it suffers from challenges such as poor charge-discharge cycle stability. To address this issue, nanoscale Y-stabilized ZrO2 (Zr0.92Y0.08O2, YSZ) is coated on LiMnO2 crystallites by a wet-chemical method to improve its charge-discharge cycle performance in this paper. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) analyses show that YSZ in the synthesized material has a tetragonal structure with a size distribution of 3~15 nm, coating LMO particles as thin layers or particles to form LMO@YSZ nanocomposites. High resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) analysis reveals the presence of 90° ferroelastic domains in the tetragonal phase within the nanoscale YSZ surrounding LMO particles. Charge-discharge tests demonstrate that the maximum discharge capacity is 192 mAh•g−1 at a current density of 20 mA•g−1. After 300 cycles at 200 mA•g−1, the capacity of the LMO@YSZ composite remains at 59% of its maximum capacity, significantly suppressing the decay of charge-discharge specific capacity compared to 36% for pure LiMnO₂. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations reveal that after 300 charge-discharge cycles, the uncoated LMO electrode contains cracks approximately 700 nm wide and over 40 μm long, which interweave to form isolated "island-like" regions in the electrode. In contrast, cracks are hardly observable in the YSZ-coated electrode, with particles in close contact. The number of cracks in the LMO@YSZ composite electrode are significantly suppressed. Considering ferroelastic domains in YSZ of the composite, it is inferred that the improved charge-discharge cycle performance of the LMO@YSZ composite is attributed to reduced or inhibited cracking from the experimental results. This may originate from the electrochemical-ferroelastic coupling effect between the LMO cathode material and YSZ ferroelastic material during charge-discharge processes, delivering stress energy in LMO to YSZ. As a result, the ferroelastic behavior of YSZ dissipate the stress energy in the cathode material, effectively suppressing crack generation in the electrode without hindering electron and lithium-ion diffusion, thereby improving the charge-discharge cycle performance of the LiMnO₂ electrode.

Key words: LiMnO2, Y-stabilized ZrO2, cathode materials, ferroelastic materials, lithium-ion battery