This work provides a convenient, effective and highly versatile coating strategy for the layered oxide LiMO2 (M = Ni0.5Mn0.5 and Ni1/3Mn1/3Co1/3). Here, layered oxide LiMO2 (M = Ni0.5Mn0.5 and Ni1/3Mn1/3Co1/3) has been successfully coated with ion conductor of Li2SiO3 by in situ hydrolysis of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) followed by the lithiation process. The discharge capacity, cycle stability, rate capability, and some other electrochemical performances of layered cathode materials LiMO2 can be highly enhanced through surface-modification by coating appropriate content of Li2SiO3. Particularly, the 3 mol % Li2SiO3 coated LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 exhibits approximately a discharge capacity of 111 mAh/g after 300 cycles at the current density of 800 mA/g (5 C). Potentiostatic intermittent titration technique (PITT) test was carried out to investigate the mechanism of the improvement in the electrochemical properties. The diffusion coefficient of Li(+)-ion (D(Li)) of Li2SiO3 coated layered oxide materials has been greatly increased. We believe our methodology provides a convenient, effective and highly versatile coating strategy, which can be expected to open the way to ameliorate the electrochemical properties of electrode materials for lithium ion batteries.
Keywords: Li+-ion conductor; Li2SiO3; coating strategy; layered oxide materials; lithium ion batteries.