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ArticleNature communications2025

Thermal processing to modulate surface chemistry and bulk charge distribution in nickel-rich layered lithium positive electrodes.

Huabin Sun, Zhijie Yang, Rupayan Ghosh, Sooyeon Hwang, Anyang Hu, Yuxin Zhang, Jue Liu, Chengjun Sun, Sami Sainio, Dennis Nordlund and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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12 authors.

Huabin Sun *Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7854-4620
Zhijie Yang *Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1905-9742
Rupayan GhoshDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Sooyeon HwangCenter for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5606-6728
Anyang HuDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0669-9126
Yuxin ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Jue LiuSpallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4453-910X
Chengjun SunAdvanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA.
Sami SainioStanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
Dennis NordlundStanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9524-6908
Xianghui XiaoNational Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7142-3452
Feng LinDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA. fenglin@vt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3729-3148

Funding

National Science Foundation (NSF) DMR-1832613
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The broader application of nickel-rich layered oxides as positive electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries has been hindered by their high manufacturing cost and inferior cycling stability. Thermal processing, which is integral to electrode materials manufacturing and fundamental in materials science, has not been fully utilized to design advanced positive electrode materials. Herein, we demonstrate the capability of using quenching heat treatment to regulate Li distribution and modulate electronic structure near particle surface. The resulting materials exhibit less parasitic reactions with the electrolyte and an improved charge distribution homogeneity in secondary particles, leading to more stable cycling performance at high voltages (4.5 V vs Li/Li

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