Distinguishing bulk redox from near-surface degradation in lithium nickel oxide cathodes
Lijin An, Jack E. N. Swallow, Peixi Cong, Ruomu Zhang, Andrey D. Poletayev, Erik Björklund, Pravin N. Didwal, Michael Fraser, Leanne A. H. Jones, Conor Phelan, Namrata Ramesh, Grant Harris, Christoph J. Sahle, Pilar Ferrer, David C. Grinter, Peter Bencok, Shusaku Hayama, M. Saïful Islam, Robert A. House, Peter D. Nellist, Robert J. Green, Rebecca J. Nicholls, Robert S. Weatherup
Abstract
Bulk redox activity in LiNiO 2 proceeds without significant involvement of molecular oxygen, whose formation is instead associated with surface degradation.
Topics & Concepts
NickelDegradation (telecommunications)RedoxLithium (medication)CathodeNickel oxideMaterials scienceOxideInorganic chemistryMetallurgyChemistryComputer sciencePhysical chemistryMedicineEndocrinologyTelecommunicationsAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Technologies ResearchExtraction and Separation Processes