The role of O2 in O-redox cathodes for Li-ion batteries

RA House, JJ Marie, MA Pérez-Osorio, GJ Rees… - Nature Energy, 2021 - nature.com
The energy density of Li-ion batteries can be improved by storing charge at high voltages
through the oxidation of oxide ions in the cathode material. However, oxidation of O2 …

A Mechanistic Insight into the Oxygen Redox of Li‐Rich Layered Cathodes and their Related Electronic/Atomic Behaviors Upon Cycling

S Kang, D Choi, H Lee, B Choi, YM Kang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Li‐rich cathodes are extensively investigated as their energy density is superior to Li
stoichiometric cathode materials. In addition to the transition metal redox, this intriguing …

Delocalized electron holes on oxygen in a battery cathode

RA House, GJ Rees, K McColl, JJ Marie… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Oxide ions in transition metal oxide cathodes can store charge at high voltage offering a
route towards higher energy density batteries. However, upon charging these cathodes, the …

Unlocking the Potential of Li‐Rich Mn‐Based Oxides for High‐Rate Rechargeable Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Y Yang, C Gao, T Luo, J Song, T Yang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium‐rich Mn‐based oxides have gained significant attention worldwide as potential
cathode materials for the next generation of high‐energy density lithium‐ion batteries …

Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering

FMF de Groot, MW Haverkort, H Elnaggar… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) is a powerful technique that combines
spectroscopy and inelastic scattering to probe the electronic structure of materials. RIXS is …

Slab gliding, a hidden factor that induces irreversibility and redox asymmetry of lithium-rich layered oxide cathodes

JH Song, S Yu, B Kim, D Eum, J Cho, HY Jang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Lithium-rich layered oxides, despite their potential as high-energy-density cathode
materials, are impeded by electrochemical performance deterioration upon anionic redox …

Challenges of thermal stability of high-energy layered oxide cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries: A review

Z Deng, Y Liu, L Wang, N Fu, Y Li, Y Luo, J Wang… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
With the growing market demand for higher energy density in power supplies, the further
industrialization of high-energy cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is imminent …

Coexistence of (O2)n and Trapped Molecular O2 as the Oxidized Species in P2-Type Sodium 3d Layered Oxide and Stable Interface Enabled by Highly …

C Zhao, C Li, H Liu, Q Qiu, F Geng… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The interface stability of cathode/electrolyte for Na-ion layered oxides is tightly related to the
oxidized species formed during the electrochemical process. Herein, we for the first time …

Lithium-directed transformation of amorphous iridium (oxy) hydroxides to produce active water oxidation catalysts

J Ruiz Esquius, DJ Morgan… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial to future energy systems based on water
electrolysis. Iridium oxides are promising catalysts due to their resistance to corrosion under …

Transition metal migration and O2 formation underpin voltage hysteresis in oxygen-redox disordered rocksalt cathodes

K McColl, RA House, GJ Rees, AG Squires… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Lithium-rich disordered rocksalt cathodes display high capacities arising from redox
chemistry on both transition-metal ions (TM-redox) and oxygen ions (O-redox), making them …