ArticleNature communications2026
Upcycling spent layered oxides into high-capacity Li-rich materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries.
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Direct recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries is an essential approach to address challenges related to energy security and resource sustainability. However, previous direct recycling methods could only restore spent electrode materials to their original state, limiting their ability to meet rapidly advancing performance benchmarks. Herein, we present a promising upcycling strategy that reconstructs degraded ternary layered positive electrode materials into Li-rich oxides, thereby achieving with substantial capacity advantages. Microstructure characterizations and theoretical calculations demonstrate that intrinsic vacancy defects in the degraded materials provide energetically favorable atomic-scale diffusion pathways for exogenous lithium-ions, mediating the conversion of the layered R-3m structure into the C2/m phase and the formation of Li
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