electrochemical capability, delivering a discharge
specific capacity of 209.77 mAh/g at 1C, with a
capacity retention rate of 93.22% after 300 cycles.
Moreover, LRO-Nb-0.5 demonstrated enhanced rate
capacity, achieving a discharge specific performance
of 178.70 mAh/g at 5 C. Pentavalent niobium ions
doping and oxygen vacancy regulation emerged as
crucial approaches to enhancing the capacity of
cobalt-free lithium-rich cathode materials in terms of
electrical and chemical characteristics.
4 CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK
Among these batteries, LIBs have relatively high
energy density and high charge/discharge efficiency,
but they cannot withstand high temperatures. The
lithium iron phosphate battery can make the cathode
structure more stable, which makes its cycle life
longer than other kinds of batteries, and has a lower
cost. However, the energy density and
charge/discharge efficiency of lithium iron phosphate
batteries are low, and their performance is poor at low
temperatures. In order to improve the shortcomings
of these batteries, we have also searched and
summarised some modification methods such as
surface modification treatment, ionic doping,
improved electrolyte and so on. However, the existing
methods can't solve all the battery problems well, and
we still need to carry out in-depth research on safety
issues and internal structure of batteries in the future.
And for the existing problems, we summarise
some directions for research to solve them.
Regardless of whether the energy density of NCM has
been developed to the upper limit or not, it is obvious
that it cannot meet the further development needs of
battery energy storage, so we need to find ways to
develop new cathode materials with high Ni content.
In this process, how to replace the Co element, how
to control the cost, and how to save the limited
resources of the earth are also huge challenges for us.
In addition, for some of the modification methods we
are now researching and developing, although there
is some improvement in electrochemical performance,
the cost is difficult to control, and the industrial
process is difficult to achieve commercially.
Therefore, we can put more effort into new types of
batteries, such as lithium-sulfur batteries and solid-
state batteries, compared with traditional lithium-ion
batteries. In conclusion, a simple and feasible
modification scheme is crucial in developing high
energy density batteries in the future. However, I
believe that with the development of technology and
further research on batteries, we will eventually solve
these problems well.
AUTHORS CONTRIBUTION
All the authors contributed equally and their names
were listed in alphabetical order.
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