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Published January 14, 2021 | Supplemental Material
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Electrochemical Performance and Structures of Chromium and Molybdenum-Doped ε-Li_xVOPO₄ Predicted as Promising Cathodes for Next Generation Lithium-Ion Batteries

Abstract

We report here the predicted structural and electrochemical characteristics of ε-Li_xVOPO₄ doped with 25% Cr or Mo using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. We predict the charging potentials as a function of lithiation and the DFT energetics for various phases of Li_xVOPO₄ from x = 0 to 2.5. We further highlight the electron localization function (ELF) and magnetic spin distributions over the lithiation cycle. For Cr–Li_xVOPO₄, we find an intermediate phase at x = 1.5, and for Mo–Li_xVOPO₄, we find two intermediate phases at x = 0.5 and 1.5. We predict a 50% increase in lithium capacity for both doped and undoped systems with reasonable voltaic behavior and additionally find that the spins on undoped and Cr-doped Li_xVOPO₄ stay ferromagnetic throughout the entire lithiation cycle. Overall, we predict an increase in the electrochemical and structural capabilities with Cr and Mo dopants, suggesting Cr and Mo-doped ε-Li_xVOPO₄ as potentially promising cathodes for next generation lithium-ion batteries.

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© 2020 American Chemical Society. Received: November 10, 2020; Revised: December 17, 2020; Published: December 31, 2020. Published as part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry virtual special issue "Emily A. Carter Festschrift". Support for this research came from ONR (N00014-18-1-2155) and from LG Chem. The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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