Applications and Advantages of Atomic Layer Deposition for Lithium-Ion Batteries Cathodes: Review
Nowadays, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are one of the most convenient, reliable, and promising power sources for portable electronics, power tools, hybrid and electric vehicles. The characteristics of the positive electrode (cathode active material, CAM) significantly contribute to the battery’s fun...
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| author | Yury Koshtyal Denis Olkhovskii Aleksander Rumyantsev Maxim Maximov |
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| description | Nowadays, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are one of the most convenient, reliable, and promising power sources for portable electronics, power tools, hybrid and electric vehicles. The characteristics of the positive electrode (cathode active material, CAM) significantly contribute to the battery’s functional properties. Applying various functional coatings is one of the productive ways to improve the work characteristics of lithium-ion batteries. Nowadays, there are many methods for depositing thin films on a material’s surface; among them, one of the most promising is atomic layer deposition (ALD). ALD allows for the formation of thin and uniform coatings on surfaces with complex geometric forms, including porous structures. This review is devoted to applying the ALD method in obtaining thin functional coatings for cathode materials and includes an overview of more than 100 publications. The most thoroughly investigated surface modifications are lithium cobalt oxide (LCO), lithium manganese spinel (LMO), lithium nickel-cobalt-manganese oxides (NCM), lithium-nickel-manganese spinel (LNMO), and lithium-manganese rich (LMR) cathode materials. The most studied processes of deposition are aluminum oxide (Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>), titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) and zirconium dioxide (ZrO<sub>2</sub>) films. The primary purposes of such studies are to find the synthesis parameters of films, to find the optimal coating thickness (e.g., ~1–2 nm for Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, ~1 nm for ZrO<sub>2</sub>, <1 nm for TiO<sub>2</sub>, etc.), and to reveal the effect of the coating on the electrochemical parameters of batteries. The review summarizes synthesis conditions, investigation results of deposited films on CAMs and positive electrodes and some functional effects observed due to films obtained by ALD on cathodes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e0512e8831a4b61b7effce7338c54722023-11-23T22:55:29ZengMDPI AGBatteries2313-01052022-10-0181018410.3390/batteries8100184Applications and Advantages of Atomic Layer Deposition for Lithium-Ion Batteries Cathodes: ReviewYury Koshtyal0Denis Olkhovskii1Aleksander Rumyantsev2Maxim Maximov3Institute of Metallurgy of Mechanical Engineering and Transport, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, 29, Polytechnicheskaja Street, 195251 Saint Petersburg, RussiaInstitute of Metallurgy of Mechanical Engineering and Transport, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, 29, Polytechnicheskaja Street, 195251 Saint Petersburg, RussiaInstitute of Metallurgy of Mechanical Engineering and Transport, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, 29, Polytechnicheskaja Street, 195251 Saint Petersburg, RussiaInstitute of Metallurgy of Mechanical Engineering and Transport, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, 29, Polytechnicheskaja Street, 195251 Saint Petersburg, RussiaNowadays, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are one of the most convenient, reliable, and promising power sources for portable electronics, power tools, hybrid and electric vehicles. The characteristics of the positive electrode (cathode active material, CAM) significantly contribute to the battery’s functional properties. Applying various functional coatings is one of the productive ways to improve the work characteristics of lithium-ion batteries. Nowadays, there are many methods for depositing thin films on a material’s surface; among them, one of the most promising is atomic layer deposition (ALD). ALD allows for the formation of thin and uniform coatings on surfaces with complex geometric forms, including porous structures. This review is devoted to applying the ALD method in obtaining thin functional coatings for cathode materials and includes an overview of more than 100 publications. The most thoroughly investigated surface modifications are lithium cobalt oxide (LCO), lithium manganese spinel (LMO), lithium nickel-cobalt-manganese oxides (NCM), lithium-nickel-manganese spinel (LNMO), and lithium-manganese rich (LMR) cathode materials. The most studied processes of deposition are aluminum oxide (Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>), titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) and zirconium dioxide (ZrO<sub>2</sub>) films. The primary purposes of such studies are to find the synthesis parameters of films, to find the optimal coating thickness (e.g., ~1–2 nm for Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, ~1 nm for ZrO<sub>2</sub>, <1 nm for TiO<sub>2</sub>, etc.), and to reveal the effect of the coating on the electrochemical parameters of batteries. The review summarizes synthesis conditions, investigation results of deposited films on CAMs and positive electrodes and some functional effects observed due to films obtained by ALD on cathodes.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/8/10/184lithium-ion batterycathode materialsatomic layer depositionthin filmsfunctional coatingscyclic stability |
| spellingShingle | Yury Koshtyal Denis Olkhovskii Aleksander Rumyantsev Maxim Maximov Applications and Advantages of Atomic Layer Deposition for Lithium-Ion Batteries Cathodes: Review Batteries lithium-ion battery cathode materials atomic layer deposition thin films functional coatings cyclic stability |
| title | Applications and Advantages of Atomic Layer Deposition for Lithium-Ion Batteries Cathodes: Review |
| title_full | Applications and Advantages of Atomic Layer Deposition for Lithium-Ion Batteries Cathodes: Review |
| title_fullStr | Applications and Advantages of Atomic Layer Deposition for Lithium-Ion Batteries Cathodes: Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Applications and Advantages of Atomic Layer Deposition for Lithium-Ion Batteries Cathodes: Review |
| title_short | Applications and Advantages of Atomic Layer Deposition for Lithium-Ion Batteries Cathodes: Review |
| title_sort | applications and advantages of atomic layer deposition for lithium ion batteries cathodes review |
| topic | lithium-ion battery cathode materials atomic layer deposition thin films functional coatings cyclic stability |
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