Abstract:
The lithium content of Li
3NbO
4 is richer than that of ternary cathode materials. Adding Li
3NbO
4 to the ternary cathode materials can play a certain role in lithium supplementation, reduce the irreversible capacity of the battery and improve its cycle performance. However, the low room temperature ionic conductivity of Li
3NbO
4 limits its application. It is found that in the process of synthesizing Li
3NbO
4, the proportion of the face-centered cubic phase (Fm-3m) and body-centered cubic phase (I-43m) in the structure of the synthesized Li
3NbO
4 material can be adjusted by controlling the ratio of Li/Nb. The coexistence interface of the two phases can reduce the lithium-ion diffusion energy barrier and enhance the migration ability of lithium ions. The results show that when Li∶ Nb molar ratio is 3.6:1 in the composition, the I-43m phase accounts for the highest proportion of the obtained Li
3NbO
4 material, and the lithium-ion conductivity of the prepared sample is 35 times higher than that of the Fm-3m phase, reaching 8.35×10
-6 S/cm. The obtained high ionic conductivity Li
3NbO
4 powder is added to the ternary anode material to make LiNi
0.5Co
0.2Mn
0.3O
2/LiPF
6/Li coin cell. The resulting battery exhibits a 15% increase in specific capacity and demonstrates excellent long-cycling performance and high-rate capability.