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We initiated a self-adjusted oxygen-partial-pressure approach to prepare high-performance Li2MnO3-LiMO2 cathode material. Four different lithium resources, lithium acetate, lithium hydrate, lithium carbonate, and lithium nitrate were used to create the local oxygen partial pressure over the samples. Since the melting points or decomposition temperatures for these lithium resources decrease in a sequence, Li2CO3 approximate to LiOH > LiNO3 > CH3COOLi, the oxygen partial pressure of the four crucibles that contain these lithium salts increases in a sequence, S4 approximate to S3 < S2 < S1 approximate to air in muffle furnace (S1: CH3COOLi center dot 2H(2)O, S2: LiNO3, S3: LiOH center dot H2O, and S4: Li2CO3). Regardless of the lithium resources, the decomposed gases reduced the local oxygen partial pressures, leading to an incomplete oxidation of Mn ions in the final product Li[Li0.14Mn0.47Ni0.25Co0.14]O-2. That is, some of the Mn3+ ions existed in the final product Li[ Li0.14Mn0.47Ni0.25Co0.14] O-2, and the amount of Mn3+ ions was closely related to the oxygen partial pressure. The lower oxygen partial pressure gave rise to a larger amount of Mn3+ in the final products, as confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Electrochemical tests showed that the products prepared using lithium carbonate exhibited the best electrochemical performance: the initial discharge capacity was 279.4 mA h g(-1) at a current density of 20 mA g(-1), which remained as high as 187.2 mA h g(-1) even at a much higher current density of 500 mA g(-1). Such excellent electrochemical performance could be ascribed to the presence of Mn3+ that decreased the surface layer resistance and charge transfer resistance, and that further increased the conductivity and Li+ ion diffusion coefficient.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
ISSN: 2050-7488
Year: 2013
Issue: 34
Volume: 1
Page: 9721-9729
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ESI Discipline: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
JCR Journal Grade:4
CAS Journal Grade:1
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