Oxygen Dimerization as a Defect-Driven Process in Bulk LiNiO2

To explore the possibility of oxygen dimerizationparticularly, the formation of molecular oxygen-like speciesin the bulk of LiNiO2 lithium ion cathode materials at high states of charge, we conduct a redox-product structure search inspired by recent methodological developments for point-defect str...

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Published in:ACS energy letters 2024-08, Vol.9 (8), p.4180-4187
Main Authors: Squires, Alexander G., Ganeshkumar, Lavan, Savory, Christopher N., Kavanagh, Seán R., Scanlon, David O.
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Language:English
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Summary:To explore the possibility of oxygen dimerizationparticularly, the formation of molecular oxygen-like speciesin the bulk of LiNiO2 lithium ion cathode materials at high states of charge, we conduct a redox-product structure search inspired by recent methodological developments for point-defect structure prediction. We find that (1) delithiated Li1–x NiO2 (x = 1) has good kinetic stability toward decomposition into molecular oxygen and reduced transition-metal oxides but (2) defects can act as nucleation sites for oxygen dimerization. These results help reconcile conflicting reports on the formation of bulk molecular oxygen in LiNiO2 and other nickel-rich cathode materials, highlighting the role of defect chemistry in driving the bulk degradation of these compounds.
ISSN:2380-8195
2380-8195
DOI:10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01307