In Part1. This study aims to design a rational catalyst to secure a large amount of OH−
adsorption sites to obtain excellent OER performance: NiO is selected as the main catalyst,
and a Ni0.9Co0.1O catalyst is prepared with 10% lattice substitution ...
In Part1. This study aims to design a rational catalyst to secure a large amount of OH−
adsorption sites to obtain excellent OER performance: NiO is selected as the main catalyst,
and a Ni0.9Co0.1O catalyst is prepared with 10% lattice substitution of Co2+ ions. The a
Ni0.9Co0.1O surface was capsulated with amorphous carbon to prevent corrosion by strong
alkaline media. The XPS analysis revealed that Ni2+ ion defects occurred in the a Ni0.9Co0.1O
crystal, and a large amount of highly oxidized Ni3+ ions were mixed to match the stoichiometric
ratio. Electrophilic Ni2O3 in a highly oxidized state favors attack by OH−
ions, a nucleophile,
and easily transforms into a NiOOH intermediate, ultimately leading to rapid OER progressing.
In other words, the strong covalent nature between Ni3+−O2− in the a Ni0.9Co0.1O/CP electrode
promoted charge transfer between the cationic metal surface and the OH− adsorbate, thereby
accelerating OER. Moreover, C−capsulation in a Ni0.9Co0.1O particles played a role in lowering
the band gap due to the electrons filled from C between the Ni 3d and O 2p orbitals. Ultimately,
this improved the conductivity of the electrode, effectively reducing the ohmic potential drop
and energy loss between the catalyst and the current collector. As a result, the overpotential
that this electrode reaches at 10 mA cm−2 was greatly reduced to 332 mV, the Tafel slope was
low at 91.98 mV dec−1. Moreover, this excellent performance remained stable even after 10
days.
In Part 2. In this study, Co2+ doping and phosphate coating formation are achieved at the
same time to more easily remove lithium remaining on the NCM811 surface. Co3(PO4)2 is
separately synthesized and physically mixed with NCM811 by mass ratio, and then easily
coated on the NCM811 surface through firing. The coating of Co3(PO4)2 increases the diffusion
rate of lithium ions in the electrolyte, and Co3(PO4)2 reacts effectively with residual lithium on
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the NCM surface to form excess cathode active material structures such as LiCoPO4 and
LiCoO2 on the NCM surface, which is predicted to improve capacity increase and capacity
retention. In addition, crystal defects are reduced by forming effective CEI on the NCM surface,
thereby suppressing electrochemical side effects between the surface of the cathode active
material and the electrolyte, which has a positive effect on capacity increase. As a result, the
discharge capacity of the battery was significantly increased from 0.1 C to 190 mAh/g to 212
mAh/g, and the capacity retention rate of the battery through 100 cycles of charging and
discharging at 1.0 C increased from 81.3% to 89.5% without coating. In addition, it was
confirmed that the capacity recovery rate was over 90%