Fluorinated Rocksalt Cathode with Ultra‐high Active Li Content for Lithium‐ion Batteries
Yi Pei, Qing Chen, Yang Ha, Dong Su, Hua Zhou, Shuang Li, Zhenpeng Yao, Lu Ma, Kevin J. Sanders, Chuanchao Sheng, Gillian R. Goward, Lin Gu, Aiping Yu, Wanli Yang, Zhongwei Chen
Abstract
Abstract The key to increasing the energy density of lithium‐ion batteries is to incorporate high contents of extractable Li into the cathode. Unfortunately, this triggers formidable challenges including structural instability and irreversible chemistry under operation. Here, we report a new kind of ultra‐high Li compound: Li 4+ x MoO 5 F x (1≤ x ≤3) for cathode with an unprecedented level of electrochemically active Li (>3 Li + per formula), delivering a reversible capacity up to 438 mAh g −1 . Unlike other reported Li‐rich cathodes, Li 4+ x MoO 5 F x presents distinguished structure stability to immunize against irreversible behaviors. Through spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques, we find an anionic redox‐dominated charge compensation with negligible oxygen release and voltage decay. Our theoretical analysis reveals a “reductive effect” of high‐level fluorination stabilizes the anionic redox by reducing the oxygen ions in pure‐Li conditions, enabling a facile, reversible, and high Li‐portion cycling.