One-step atmospheric microplasma synthesis of an NMC-type lithium-ion battery cathode
The manufacture of battery cathode materials is the most energy-intensive step in the production of commercial lithium-ion batteries; specifically, the synthesis of the widely used transition metal oxide cathodes can require tens of hours at temperatures exceeding 700 °C. Attempts to limit the react...
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| description | The manufacture of battery cathode materials is the most energy-intensive step in the production of commercial lithium-ion batteries; specifically, the synthesis of the widely used transition metal oxide cathodes can require tens of hours at temperatures exceeding 700 °C. Attempts to limit the reaction time and energy required to form crystalline cathode materials often still include a heating or calcination step. This communication aims to highlight a nascent yet novel synthesis route: a one-step atmospheric microplasma process for synthesizing cathode particles in less than one second. The hollow-tube reactor employed produces crystalline particles measuring 0.1–3 μm in diameter, displays narrow XRD peaks corresponding to the 003, 104, and 101 planes, and exhibits anodic redox behavior at 3.75 V vs. lithium—characteristic of transition-metal oxide cathode materials—all without requiring an additional calcination step. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-117fc44198ef4d15b9df2429edbd4e502025-08-20T03:56:42ZengElsevierElectrochemistry Communications1388-24812025-08-0117710798510.1016/j.elecom.2025.107985One-step atmospheric microplasma synthesis of an NMC-type lithium-ion battery cathodeRyan Brow0Chaiwat Engtrakul1Kae Fink2Nicholas McKalip3Maxwell Schulze4Andrew Colclasure5Corresponding author.; Center for Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, United StatesCenter for Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, United StatesCenter for Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, United StatesCenter for Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, United StatesCenter for Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, United StatesCenter for Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, United StatesThe manufacture of battery cathode materials is the most energy-intensive step in the production of commercial lithium-ion batteries; specifically, the synthesis of the widely used transition metal oxide cathodes can require tens of hours at temperatures exceeding 700 °C. Attempts to limit the reaction time and energy required to form crystalline cathode materials often still include a heating or calcination step. This communication aims to highlight a nascent yet novel synthesis route: a one-step atmospheric microplasma process for synthesizing cathode particles in less than one second. The hollow-tube reactor employed produces crystalline particles measuring 0.1–3 μm in diameter, displays narrow XRD peaks corresponding to the 003, 104, and 101 planes, and exhibits anodic redox behavior at 3.75 V vs. lithium—characteristic of transition-metal oxide cathode materials—all without requiring an additional calcination step.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388248125001249Plasma synthesisAtmospheric microplasmaOne-step synthesisLithium-ion cathodeNMC |
| spellingShingle | Ryan Brow Chaiwat Engtrakul Kae Fink Nicholas McKalip Maxwell Schulze Andrew Colclasure One-step atmospheric microplasma synthesis of an NMC-type lithium-ion battery cathode Electrochemistry Communications Plasma synthesis Atmospheric microplasma One-step synthesis Lithium-ion cathode NMC |
| title | One-step atmospheric microplasma synthesis of an NMC-type lithium-ion battery cathode |
| title_full | One-step atmospheric microplasma synthesis of an NMC-type lithium-ion battery cathode |
| title_fullStr | One-step atmospheric microplasma synthesis of an NMC-type lithium-ion battery cathode |
| title_full_unstemmed | One-step atmospheric microplasma synthesis of an NMC-type lithium-ion battery cathode |
| title_short | One-step atmospheric microplasma synthesis of an NMC-type lithium-ion battery cathode |
| title_sort | one step atmospheric microplasma synthesis of an nmc type lithium ion battery cathode |
| topic | Plasma synthesis Atmospheric microplasma One-step synthesis Lithium-ion cathode NMC |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388248125001249 |
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