5_【2004 JPS】Effect of Al2O3 coating on electrochemical performance of LiCoO2 as cathode materials for secondary lithium batteries.pdfVIP

Journal of Power Sources 132 (2004) 249–255 Short communication Effect of Al O coating on electrochemical performance of LiCoO as 2 3 2 cathode materials for secondary lithium batteries a b,∗ a b b Seungsuk Oh , Joong Kee Lee , Dongim Byun , Won Ii Cho , Byung Won Cho a Department of Materials Science Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, South Korea b Eco-Nano Research Center; KIST, Seoul 130-650, South Korea Received 7 October 2003; received in revised form 27 January 2004; accepted 27 January 2004 Abstract Al O -coated LiCoO particles are prepared by a gas-suspension spray method with coatings in the range from 0.1 to 2.0 wt.%, and 2 3 2 are examined for their electrochemical performance with special attention to the surface coverage of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. The Al O coating increases both the surface area and the electrical conductivity of LiCoO , improves the cycle performance 2 3 2 even at a higher cut-off charge voltage, and induces higher thermal stability. In the experimental range studied, different coating amounts (i.e., surface coverage of Al O ) causes different capacity retention after 50 cycles. The optimum Al O