High-entropy doping promising ultrahigh-Ni Co-free single-crystalline cathode toward commercializable high-energy lithium-ion batteries

The development of advanced layered Ni-rich cathodes is essential for high-energy lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, the prevalent Ni-rich cathodes are still plagued by inherent issues of chemomechanical and thermal instabilities and limited cycle life. For this, here, we introduce an efficient approach combining single-crystalline (SC) design with in situ high-entropy (HE) doping to engineer an ultrahigh-Ni cobalt-free layered cathode of LiNi 0.88 Mn 0.03 Mg 0.02 Fe 0.02 Ti 0.02 Mo 0.02 Nb 0.01 O 2 (denoted as HE-SC-N88). Thanks to the SC- and HE-doping merits, HE-SC-N88 is featured with a grain-boundary-free and stabilized structure with minimal lattice strain, preventing mechanical degradation, reducing…