Cation Vacancies Enable Anion Redox in Li Cathodes.

Conventional Li-ion battery intercalation cathodes leverage charge compensation that is formally associated with redox on the transition metal. Employing the anions in the charge compensation mechanism, so-called anion redox, can yield higher capacities beyond the traditional limitations of intercalation chemistry. Here, we aim to understand the structural considerations that enable anion oxidation and focus on processes that result in structural changes, such as the formation of persulfide bonds.

Reducing Voltage Hysteresis in Li-Rich Sulfide Cathodes by Incorporation of Mn.

Conventional intercalation-based cathode materials in Li-ion batteries are based on charge compensation of the redox-active cation and can only intercalate one mole of electron per formula unit. Anion redox, which employs the anion sublattice to compensate charge, is a promising way to achieve multielectron cathode materials. Most anion redox materials still face the problems of slow kinetics and large voltage hysteresis.