A Simple Dual-Ion Doping Method for Stabilizing Li-Rich Materials and Suppressing Voltage Decay

A gentle method is used to treat the precursor to induce the doping of SO42– and Ni2+. The doped SO42– induces the formation of oxygen vacancies and defects, which are beneficial for inhibition of the loss of O2–, stabilization of the structure, and amelioration of voltage decay, and the doped Ni2+ increases the degree of lithium nickel mixing and significantly increases the midvoltage. After modification, the specific discharge capacity reaches 305.20 mAh g–1, with a Coulombic efficiency of 86.20% (the specific discharge capacity and Coulombic efficiency of the original material are only 276.50 mAh g–1 and 77.30%, respectively). In addition, the cycle performance is also significantly improved, and the discharge midvoltage is dramatically increased from 2.74 to 3.00 V after 350 cycles at a large current density of 1C due to the dual-ion synergistic effect. In summary, these results show that the materials exhibit not only a more stable structure but also better electrochemical performance after modification.