High rate capabilities of all-solid-state lithium secondary batteries using Li4Ti5O12-coated LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 and a sulfide-based solid electrolyte
a Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd., Kami-izumi 1280, Sodegaura, Chiba 299-0293, Japan b International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonica, National Institute for Materials, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
Abstract:
Rate capability of LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 in solid-state cells was investigated with 70Li2S-30P2S5 glass-ceramics as a sulfide solid electrolyte. It showed higher rate capability than LiCoO2; discharge capacity observed at a current density of 10 mA cm−2 was ca. 70 mAh g−1. Surface coating with Li4Ti5O12 onto the LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 particles further improved the high-rate performance to give ca. 110 mAh g−1. The rate capability promises to realize all-solid-state lithium secondary batteries with very high performance.