Fig. 2. Electrochemical performances for coin/pouch-type cells.
a Initial charge-discharge curves of coin-type half cells in 0.1 C under 2.7–4.5 V. b, c dQ dV−1 profiles of 1st cycle (b) and 100th cycle (c) in coin-type half cells under 2.7–4.5 V. d Rate capability in coin-type half cells under 2.7–4.5 V. e CV curves for L-NCM in coin-type half cell. f Linear relationship fitting of Ip–ν1/2. g–i Cycling performances of coin-type half cells containing P-LNCM and L-NCM, under 2.7–4.3 V (g), 2.7–4.4 V (h) and 2.7–4.5 V (i) at the current of C/3. j Cycling performance of L-NCM/Gr pouch-type full cell at 0.5 C under 2.7–4.2 V. Inset: photo of the assembled pouch cell (size: 5 cm long and 8 cm wide).