Capacitor-type lithium-ion batteries are attracting increasing interest for applications such as smart grids
electromagnetic energy systems
and power supplies for artificial intelligence data center. However
rapid capacity degradation under high-rate conditions remains a critical limitation to their further development. Herein
a capacitor-type battery using LiNi
1/3
Co
1/3
Mn
1/3
O
2
(NCM333) as the cathode and hard carbon (HC) as the anode (NCM333||HC) is systematically investigated to elucidate its failure mechanisms under high-power conditions. The results demonstrate that the capacitor-type battery maintains a high discharge capacity even at a current rate of 14 C. Under shallow charge-discharge conditions of 10 C and 40% depth of discharge (DoD)
the capacity retention remains above 90% after 40000 cycles. By contrast
under high-power operating conditions involving 1 C charging
10 C discharging
and 100% DoD
the capacity retention decreases only to 75% after 200 cycles. The structure
morphology
surface chemical states
and elemental distribution of the electrodes before and after cycling were characterized using scanning electron microscopy
X-ra
y photoelectron spectroscopy
and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. The results indicate that high-power cycling causes cracking of the cathode particles and irreversible expansion of the layered NCM333 structure. After cycling
Ni
Co
and Mn are detected on the anode
confirming the dissolution of transition metals from the cathode
their migration across the separator
and subsequent deposition on the anode. This study elucidates the failure mechanisms of the NCM333||HC capacitor-type battery under high-power conditions and provides insights for the future optimization of capacitor-type lithium-ion batteries.
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