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Application of the Low-heating Solid-state Reaction Method in Preparation of Multi-metal Oxides Composite -Synthesis, Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Rhombohedral LiMnO2 Cathode Material for Lithium-ion Batteries

TANG Xin-Cun1; HE Li-Ping1; CHEN Zong-Zhang1; JIA Dian-Zeng2   

  1. 1.College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hunan University; Changsha 410082; China; 2.Institute of Applied Chemistry; Xinjiang University; Wulumuqi 820046; China
  • Received:2002-01-11 Revised:2002-03-04 Published:2003-03-20 Online:2003-03-20

Abstract: LiMnO2 compounds with rhombohedral structure were prepared by the low-heating solid-state reaction method at the
temperature range of 350~700℃. The powder X-ray diffraction technique was applied to investigate the structures of the obtained samples.
XRD result shows that the structures of these samples are the same as that of LiCoO2. Compared with LiCoO2 and LiCo0.8Ni0.2O2 prepared by
the same method, the lattice parameter of r-LiMnO2, c/a, is relatively smaller due to the Jahn-Teller deformation. Selected-area electron diffraction
and XRD results indicate the existence of the cubic spinel impurities in the r-LiMnO2 samples sintered at 600℃ and 700℃. The tests of
charge/discharge show that the samples prepared above 600℃ have two voltage plateaus of 3V and 4V, of which the plateau at 4V is related to the
cubic spinel impurities. Whereas, the samples obtained below 500℃ present only one plateau of 3V. Especially, the sample obtained at 500℃
exhibits good structural stability in lithium-ion intercalation/deintercalation processes.

Key words: rhombohedral LiMnO2, Low-heating solid-state reaction, lithium-ion batteries

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