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Review
. 2021 Dec;33(50):e2005937.
doi: 10.1002/adma.202005937. Epub 2021 Mar 26.

Challenges and Recent Advances in High Capacity Li-Rich Cathode Materials for High Energy Density Lithium-Ion Batteries

Wei He  1 , Weibin Guo  1 , Hualong Wu  1 , Liang Lin  1 , Qun Liu  1 , Xiao Han  1 , Qingshui Xie  1 , Pengfei Liu  1 , Hongfei Zheng  1 , Laisen Wang  1 , Xiqian Yu  2 , Dong-Liang Peng  1
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Review

Challenges and Recent Advances in High Capacity Li-Rich Cathode Materials for High Energy Density Lithium-Ion Batteries

Wei He et al. Adv Mater. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Li-rich cathode materials have attracted increasing attention because of their high reversible discharge capacity (>250 mA h g-1 ), which originates from transition metal (TM) ion redox reactions and unconventional oxygen anion redox reactions. However, many issues need to be addressed before their practical applications, such as their low kinetic properties and inefficient voltage fading. The development of cutting-edge technologies has led to cognitive advances in theory and offer potential solutions to these problems. Herein, a recent in-depth understanding of the mechanisms and the frontier electrochemical research progress of Li-rich cathodes are reviewed. In addition, recent advances associated with various strategies to promote the performance and the development of modification methods are discussed. In particular, excluding Li-rich Mn-based (LRM) cathodes, other branches of the Li-rich cathode materials are also summarized. The consistent pursuit is to obtain energy storage devices with high capacity, reliable practicability, and absolute safety. The recent literature and ongoing efforts in this area are also described, which will create more opportunities and new ideas for the future development of Li-rich cathode materials.

Keywords: Li-rich cathode materials; cutting-edge technologies; oxygen anion redox; reliable practicability; voltage fading.

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