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    Nanoscale Zirconium-Abundant Surface Layers on Lithium- and Manganese-Rich Layered Oxides for High-Rate Lithium-Ion Batteries
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    † Center for Energy Convergence Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
    ‡ Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
    § Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
    ∥ School of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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    Battery performance, such as the rate capability and cycle stability of lithium transition metal oxides, is strongly correlated with the surface properties of active particles. For lithium-rich layered oxides, transition metal segregation in the initial state and migration upon cycling leads to a significant structural rearrangement, which eventually degrades the electrode performance. Here, we show that a fine-tuning of surface chemistry on the particular crystal facet can facilitate ionic diffusion and thus improve the rate capability dramatically, delivering a specific capacity of ∼110 mAh g–1 at 30C. This high rate performance is realized by creating a nanoscale zirconium-abundant rock-salt-like surface phase epitaxially grown on the layered bulk. This surface layer is spontaneously formed on the Li+-diffusive crystallographic facets during the synthesis and is also durable upon electrochemical cycling. As a result, Li-ions can move rapidly through this nanoscale surface layer over hundreds of cycles. This study provides a promising new strategy for designing and preparing a high-performance lithium-rich layered oxide cathode material.

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