As a result of the redox reaction of lattice oxygen occurring
at
4.5 V, the Li-rich manganese cathode material with an O3 configuration
has a theoretically high discharge capacity (>250 mA h/g). However,
it also suffers a structural transition from layered structure to
spinel
structure in the cycling process, leading to severe voltage decay
and capacity fading. On contrary, the O6 type material obtained via
ion exchange of P2 type material can effectively inhibit the phase
transition and stabilize the layered structure. Hence, in this work,
we design an O6/O3 multi-phase composite material after ion exchange
of the P2/O3 nanocrystalline composite. Compared with the O3 type
cathode, the as-obtained cathode composite exhibits a higher initial
discharge capacity (≈265 mA h/g at 20 mA/g) and an excellent
capacity retention (≈87% after 100 cycles). Moreover, the first
cycle Coulombic efficiency increases by nearly 10%, and voltage attenuation
is effectively inhibited. Our findings demonstrate that modulating
the O6/O3 configuration is a practical and simple methodology to promote
the electrochemical performance of lithium-rich layered materials.