Niobium-Based Dry Coating Effect on the Battery Performance of the High-Nickel Layer-Structured Cathode
摘要
To enhance the battery performance of layer-structured cathode materials, the niobium (Nb) coating was applied using a commercially applicable dry mixing method. The addition of lithium during the coating process induced the in-situ formation of a lithium-niobium-oxide (Li–Nb–O) and uniform distribution on the active material surface, resulting in superior electrochemical performance compared to simple addition of niobium for the dry coating. Furthermore, optimizing the coating temperature facilitated the formation of the Li–Nb–O layer with partial doping of Nb into the bulk structure, thereby simultaneously improving both capacity and cycle-life performance. The electrochemical performance was further enhanced by employing a multi-component coating strategy including aluminum. Moreover, gas generation in pouch-type full cells was evaluated after high-temperature storage in order to assess commercial viability. The Nb-based multi-component coated cathode exhibited less gas generation than its conventional cobalt-coated counterpart, confirming that the Nb-based coating layer effectively suppresses oxygen evolution even at the elevated temperature.