High-Performance Polyoxometalate-Based Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries

Jia-Jia Chen; Mark D Symes; Shao-Cong Fan; Ming-Sen Zheng; Haralampos N Miras; Quan-Feng Dong; Leroy Cronin

doi:10.1002/adma.201501088

High-Performance Polyoxometalate-Based Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries

Adv Mater. 2015 Aug 19;27(31):4649-54. doi: 10.1002/adma.201501088. Epub 2015 Jul 14.

Authors

Jia-Jia Chen^{1

2}, Mark D Symes^{1

2}, Shao-Cong Fan¹, Ming-Sen Zheng¹, Haralampos N Miras^{1

2}, Quan-Feng Dong¹, Leroy Cronin^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China.
² WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, the University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.

PMID: 26177828
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201501088

Abstract

The polyoxovanadate cluster Li7[V15O36(CO3)] is shown to be an active cathode material in Li-ion batteries, delivering a capacity of 250 mA h g(-1) at 50 mA g(-1) and 140 mA h g(-1) at 10 A g(-1). Li-ion diffusion is rapid in this material and gives rise to an impressive maximum power density output of 25.7 kW kg(-1) (55 kW L(-1)).

Keywords: Li-ion batteries; cathode materials; electrochemistry; polyoxometalates.