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Mechanisms of the cyclic (de)lithiation of RuO2

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Xu, Lin; Thompson, Carl Vernette
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Abstract
RuO₂ films can serve as high-performance electrodes for thin film lithium-ion batteries due to their large volumetric charge capacity, low rate sensitivity and excellent cyclability. Unlike other electrode materials, RuO₂ films also do not require high temperature processing, making them suitable for integration with low-power CMOS circuits and for fabrication on flexible membranes. To determine the mechanisms through which Li is reversibly stored in RuO₂ films, detailed characterization studies of sputtered thin films were carried out; galvanostatic and potentiostatic intermittent titration and cyclic voltammetry studies were coupled with ex situ selected area electron diffraction, X-ray photoelectron and Raman spectroscopy, optical and scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and in situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. During lithiation, amorphous RuO₂ is transformed to amorphous LixRuO₂ through an alloying reaction and this is followed by a reversible side reaction to form an SEI layer. LixRuO₂ then undergoes a conversion reaction to form a mixture of nanosized Ru and Li₂O crystals, and finally at low voltages Li is inserted into the Ru/Li₂O mixture. These reactions occur in a different sequence during delithiation and a large overpotential is required to reverse the conversion reaction, leading to a large energy loss during cycling. It is argued that this hysteretic behavior is associated with slow diffusive processes required for the conversion reactions. The methodology developed in this study can also be applied to other candidate thin film electrode materials and learnings from studies of thin films can be applied to more complex powder-based electrodes used in bulk batteries.
Date issued
2020-10
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128543
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Journal
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
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Xu, Lin and Carl V. Thompson. "Mechanisms of the cyclic (de)lithiation of RuO₂." Journal of Materials Chemistry A 8, 41 (October 2020): 21872-21881. © The Royal Society of Chemistry
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2050-7488
2050-7496

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