Effect of TiO2-coating on the electrochemical performances of LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2

A novel method to improve the cycling performance of LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2 in lithium-ion batteries by TiO2-coating with an in situ dipping and hydrolyzing method was presented in this work. The microstructure of the TiO2-coated LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2 was characterized by XRD, SEM and TEM, and their electrochemical performances were evaluated by EIS and galvonostatic charge–discharge test. SEM and TEM images show that the TiO2 are pasted on the surface of the LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2 with nano-size. The XRD patterns indicate that the crystal structure of the TiO2-coated LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2 shows no obvious change compares with the bare material. The TiO2-coated LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2 possesses improved cycle performance and rate capability. The capacity retention of 1.0 wt.% TiO2-coated material is more than 99.0% after 12 cycles at 3.0 C while that of the bare sample is only 86.6%. The capacity of coated material at 5.0 C remains 66.0% of the capacity at 0.2 C, while that of the bare LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2 is only 31.5%.