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Model system based interface design for enhancement of the electrochemical performance of Ni-rich NMC for Li-ion batteries

Research activity

Code Science Field Subfield
2.09.00  Engineering sciences and technologies  Electronic components and technologies   

Code Science Field
2.05  Engineering and Technology  Materials engineering 
Keywords
Thin films, Ni-rich NMC, degradation, coatings, mechanism, Li-ion battery
Evaluation (rules)
source: COBISS
Points
4,417.17
A''
2,031.35
A'
2,945.57
A1/2
3,929.07
CI10
13,029
CImax
634
h10
57
A1
17.7
A3
7.84
Data for the last 5 years (citations for the last 10 years) on April 15, 2024; A3 for period 2018-2022
Data for ARIS tenders ( 04.04.2019 – Programme tender, archive )
Database Linked records Citations Pure citations Average pure citations
WoS  398  17,192  15,684  39.41 
Scopus  413  17,903  16,326  39.53 
Researchers (11)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  29158  PhD Elena Chernyshova  Physics  Researcher  2021 - 2024  120 
2.  19277  PhD Robert Dominko  Materials science and technology  Head  2021 - 2024  745 
3.  53611  Marko Firm  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2023 - 2024 
4.  27920  Gregor Kapun  Chemistry  Technical associate  2023 - 2024  102 
5.  54667  Alenka Križan  Chemistry  Junior researcher  2021 - 2024 
6.  28561  PhD Jože Moškon  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2021 - 2024  87 
7.  52070  PhD Tina Paljk  Engineering sciences and technologies  Researcher  2023 - 2024  15 
8.  38212  PhD Tjaša Parkelj Potočnik  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2021  26 
9.  57056  Lana Regent  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2023 - 2024 
10.  24273  PhD Matjaž Spreitzer  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2021 - 2024  362 
11.  25379  Damjan Vengust  Physics  Technical associate  2022 - 2024  216 
Organisations (2)
no. Code Research organisation City Registration number No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  0104  National Institute of Chemistry  Ljubljana  5051592000  20,922 
2.  0106  Jožef Stefan Institute  Ljubljana  5051606000  90,624 
Abstract
The proposed project’s research embraces a persuasion given by a Vice President of EU Maroš Šefčovič in a recent statement: “Batteries are at the heart of the industrial revolution and I am convinced that Europe has what it takes to become the world’s leader in innovation, decarbonization, and digitization”, and goes along with the strategies for Europe to become a carbon-neutral region. Batteries are recognized as one of the Key Enabling Technologies, which will empower decarbonization of the transport sector in short term, and promote the use of renewable energy sources in the long term perspective. The ambitious goal of the proposed project is to achieve improved capacity stability of Ni-rich LiNixMnyCozO2 (NR-NMC, x+y+z=1, x>0.6) cathode-based Li-ion battery cells via the application of carefully designed protective interface coatings at the NR-NMC/electrolyte interface. This material's system has been already actively researched, and some NR-NMC formulations had been industrially produced for electric vehicle battery cells, including the latest TESLA models. However, the development of novel NR-NMC formulations has been hindered by a fact that increased Ni content contributes not only to the higher energy density of the cathode but also to the shorter cycle life of the battery. Some of the possible reasons for such behavior are currently assumed to be the formation of unstable Ni–O bonds, Ni2+/Li+ cation intermixing, cathode/electrolyte interface reactions, and related phase transformations of surfaces, exposed to the electrolyte. Different remedying strategies have been proposed, including doping the NR-NMC material with transition metals and protecting the cathode’s surface via the application of various coating materials. While literature reports proved the benefits of doping strategy, coating of NR-NMC materials up to now have delivered many contradictory results, pointing out the lack of a systematic approach. To accomplish the proposed project’s goal, the design, deposition, and characterization of known and newly developed interfacial coatings will be approached systematically via the establishment of a comprehensive research platform for interfacial coating design and characterization. Within this platform, an NR-NMC811 thin-film model system with well-defined composition and surface crystallography will be designed and produced by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). This downscaling of the battery system will enable (I) the insight into the NR-NMC811 surface orientation-dependent electrochemical performance, and (II) a controlled study of coating’s composition, thickness, and deposition method’s impact on the battery’s capacity behavior. Both inorganic and polymer coatings will be considered, the most suitable formulations will be chosen or designed, and the deposition methods will be tested. Produced battery model system will be chemically and electrochemically aged to study the correlation of the interface structure with the electrochemical properties. The outcomes of this comprehensive approach will provide us with a knowledge matrix for interface coatings’ impact on the NR-NMC/electrolyte system’s electrochemistry. The knowledge matrix will serve then as a strong basis for the controlled transfer of the successful model system strategy on commercial NR-NMC powder material. The proposed work will combine the profound expertise of two groups from leading Slovenian research institutes and will be enriched by a collaboration with European research groups working in the materials’ design and batteries research fields.
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