AUTHOR=Lee Gi-Hyeok , Lim Jungwoo , Shin Jeongyim , Hardwick Laurence J. , Yang Wanli TITLE=Towards commercialization of fluorinated cation-disordered rock-salt Li-ion cathodes JOURNAL=Frontiers in Chemistry VOLUME=11 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemistry/articles/10.3389/fchem.2023.1098460 DOI=10.3389/fchem.2023.1098460 ISSN=2296-2646 ABSTRACT=

Cation-disordered rock-salt cathodes (DRX) are promising materials that could deliver high capacities (>250 mAh g−1) with Earth abundant elements and materials. However, their electrochemical performances, other than the capacity, should be improved to be competitive cathodes, and many strategies have been introduced to enhance DRXs. Fluorination has been shown to inhibit oxygen loss and increase power density. Nevertheless, fluorinated cation-disordered rock-salts still suffer from rapid material deterioration and low scalability which limit their practical applications. This mini-review highlights the key challenges for the commercialization of fluorinated cation-disordered rock-salts, discusses the underlying reasons behind material failure and proposes future development directions.