Self-regulated ligand-metal charge transfer upon lithium ion de-intercalation process from LiCoO2 to CoO2

Abstract

Understanding the role of metal and oxygen in the redox process of layered 3d transition metal oxides is crucial to build high density and stable next generation Li-ion batteries. We combine hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and ab-initio-based cluster model simulations to study the electronic structure of prototypical end-members LiCoO2 and CoO2. The role of cobalt and oxygen in the redox process is analyzed by optimizing the values of d-d electron repulsion and ligand-metal p-d charge transfer to the Co 2p spectra. We clarify the nature of oxidized cobalt ions by highlighting the transition from positive to negative ligand-to-metal charge transfer upon Li+ de-intercalation.

Using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and ab-initio simulations, this study reveals the changes in electronic structure upon discharge for LixCoO2, an archetypal cathode material for lithium-ion batteries

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