Covalency does not suppress O2 formation in 4d and 5d Li-rich O-redox cathodes

Robert A. House, John-Joseph Marie, Joohyuk Park, Gregory J. Rees, Stefano Agrestini, Abhishek Nag, Mirian Garcia-Fernandez, Ke-Jin Zhou and Peter G. Bruce ()
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Robert A. House: University of Oxford
John-Joseph Marie: University of Oxford
Joohyuk Park: University of Oxford
Gregory J. Rees: University of Oxford
Stefano Agrestini: Harwell Campus
Abhishek Nag: Harwell Campus
Mirian Garcia-Fernandez: Harwell Campus
Ke-Jin Zhou: Harwell Campus
Peter G. Bruce: University of Oxford

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract Layered Li-rich transition metal oxides undergo O-redox, involving the oxidation of the O2− ions charge compensated by extraction of Li+ ions. Recent results have shown that for 3d transition metal oxides the oxidized O2− forms molecular O2 trapped in the bulk particles. Other forms of oxidised O2− such as O22− or (O–O)n− with long bonds have been proposed, based especially on work on 4 and 5d transition metal oxides, where TM–O bonding is more covalent. Here, we show, using high resolution RIXS that molecular O2 is formed in the bulk particles on O2‒ oxidation in the archetypal Li-rich ruthenates and iridate compounds, Li2RuO3, Li2Ru0.5Sn0.5O3 and Li2Ir0.5Sn0.5O3. The results indicate that O-redox occurs across 3, 4, and 5d transition metal oxides, forming O2, i.e. the greater covalency of the 4d and 5d compounds still favours O2. RIXS and XAS data for Li2IrO3 are consistent with a charge compensation mechanism associated primarily with Ir redox up to and beyond the 5+ oxidation state, with no evidence of O–O dimerization.

Date: 2021
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