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The majority of energy used globally comes from fossil fuels. Usage of this fuel
will release CO2 emissions. Transportation is one of the main sources that produce
CO2 emissions. A transition towards electric vehicles that use lithium-ion batteries
as the main energy storage has been done to tackle this issue. One of the most
important components of electric vehicle batteries is the cathode. The most
common cathode used right now is the NMC cathode due to its high specific
capacity. This high specific capacity is associated with the rich nickel content in
the cathode. However, nickel-rich NMC cathode suffers from several problems,
such as capacity fading caused by the formation of microcracks in its particles.
Several efforts have been made to resolve this problem. One example is elemental
substitution, also known as doping, with various elements. This research aims to
investigate the effect of aluminum doping on the structural and electrochemical
performance of Li[Ni0.85Mn0.07Co0.08-xAlx]O2 (x = 0, 0.02, 0.04, and 0.08) / NMC
cathode materials.
Synthesis processes were performed to produce metal-hydroxide using coprecipitation
methods. The obtained metal-hydroxide was mixed with
Li(OH)·H2O and Al(OH)3·H2O. The mixed hydroxide precipitate was sintered at
450 ? for 5 hours, followed by 750 ? for 12 hours to produce the NMC cathode
active materials. This active material was then coated into the current collectors to
obtain the electrode sheet. The electrode sheet was prepared and assembled into a
coin cell. After that, the electrochemical performance of the coin cell was
measured to analyze the effect of aluminum doping on its performance. To further
understand the effect of doping on its atomic level, characterization such as SEM
and XRD were also carried out on the synthesized active materials.
The synthesized Li[Ni0.85Mn0.07Co0.08-xAlx]O2 is successfully formed. Adding
aluminum results in a decrease in initial capacity. The decrease in capacity as the
doping increases is due to the high cation mixing of the doped cathode. The rate
performance shows that the 4%-mol doped cathode (NMCA-4) performed better
than the other sample. The higher main peak of NMCA-4 in dQ/dV curve explains
this performance. Furthermore, NMCA-4 performed better after long cycles than
the 8%-mol (NMA) and 2%-mol (NMCA-2) doped cathode. The overall
performance of NMCA-4, aside from the improvement of the diffusivity, is also
attributed to the nanorod-like primary particle found on the SEM image.