Enhanced Cycling Stability of Cation Disordered Rock-Salt Li(1.2)Ti(0.4)Mn(0.4)O(2) Material by Surface Modification With Al(2)O(3)

Cation disordered rock-salt lithium-excess oxides are promising candidate cathode materials for next-generation electric vehicles due to their extra high capacities. However, one major issue for these materials is the distinct decline of discharge capacities during charge/discharge cycles. In this study, Al(2)O(3) layers were coated on cation disordered Li(1.2)Ti(0.4)Mn(0.4)O(2) (LTMO) using atomic layer deposition (ALD) method to optimize its electrochemical performance. The discharge capacity after 15 cycles increased from 228.1 to 266.7 mAh g(−1) for LTMO after coated with Al(2)O(3) for 24 ALD cycles, and the corresponding capacity retention enhanced from 79.7 to 90.9%. The improved cycling stability of the coated sample was ascribed to the alleviation of oxygen release and the inhibition on the undesirable side reactions. Our work has provided a new possible solution to address some of the capacity fading issues related to the cation disordered rock-salt cathode materials.