Defect-Driven Configurational Entropy in the High-Entropy Oxide Li1.5MO3-δ.
Nano Lett
; 24(28): 8495-8501, 2024 Jul 17.
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ABSTRACT
Layered lithiated oxides are promising materials for next generation Li-ion battery cathode materials; however, instability during cycling results in poor performance over time compared to the high capacities theoretically possible with these materials. Here we report the characterizations of a Li1.47Mn0.57Al0.13Fe0.095Co0.105Ni0.095O2.49 high-entropy layered oxide (HELO) with the Li2MO3 structure where M = Mn, Al, Fe, Co, and Ni. Using electron microscopy and X-ray spectroscopy, we identify a homogeneous Li2MO3 structure stabilized by the entropic contribution of oxygen vacancies. This defect-driven entropy would not be attainable in the LiMO2 structure sometimes observed in similar materials as a secondary phase owing to the presence of fewer O sites and a 3+ oxidation state for the metal site; instead, a Li2-γMO3-δ is produced. Beyond Li2MO3, this defect-driven entropy approach to stabilizing novel compositions and phases can be applied to a wide array of future cathode materials including spinel and rock salt structures.
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Nano Lett
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2024
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