Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Preparation of LiMn2O4 by Sol-Gel Method and Its Properties

LIU Su-Qin; LU Yan-Yan; HUANG Ke-Long   

  1. Institute of Functional Materials & Chemistry; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Central South University; Changsha 410083, China
  • Received:2004-10-20 Revised:2004-12-31 Published:2005-11-20 Online:2005-11-20

Abstract: Lithium manganese oxide, as a cathode material for Li-ion battery, was prepared by the sol-gel method with Ala as a chelating agent. The powder samples were confirmed to be a single phase LiMn2O4 by X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. The textural properties of the powder samples were examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM), showing that the powders mainly consist of rod-shaped particles with uniform particle sizes. The synthesis mechanism of LiMn2O4 was preliminarily investigated by FT-IR and TG-DTA etc. Electrochemical properties of the sample were evaluated with charge and discharge tests. The results show that the samples have excellent electrochemical properties.

Key words: LiMn2O4, sol-gel, electrochemical properties

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