A lithium-rich manganese-based cathode material of Li1.2Mn0.54Co0.13Ni0.13O2 (LMO) was prepared by using sol-gel method. Subsequently, surface modification of LMO is achieved through S2- doping and Cu9S5 coating using thioacetamide and copper nitrate as raw materials, via a solvothermal process combined with high-temperature calcination. The results indicate that substituting O2- with S2-, which has a weaker electronegativity and larger ionic radius, can induce oxygen vacancies in the LMO structure and adjust the electronic cloud distribution of transition metal elements within the structure. The high electronic conductivity of the Cu9S5 coating layer effectively alleviates the issues caused by S2- doping and suppresses interfacial side reactions. After modification, the lithium-rich manganese-based cathode material with 1% Cu9S5 coating and S2- doping (1%CS@LMOS) exhibits the highest initial discharge specific capacity (290.6 mAh /g) and initial Coulombic efficiency (84.07%), excellent rate performance (151 mAh/g at 5 C) and cycling stability (92.76%, capacity retention after 100 cycles at 1 C). In addition, the apparent lithium ion diffusion rate of 1%CS@LMOS during charge and discharge processes is significantly higher than that of the unmodified material. This modification method effectively improves the electrochemical performance of lithium-rich manganese-based cathode materials.
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