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High-performance porous spherical cathode materials based on CaCO3-template synthesis of LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 for lithium-ion batteries

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The porous spherical LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 has been synthesized using CaCO3-template and a conventional solid-state reaction. The physical and electrochemical properties of the materials are examined by many characterizations including XRD, SEM, EDS, BET, CV, EIS, and galvanostatic charge–discharge cycling. The results indicate that the as-synthesized materials prepared by this new method own a well-ordered layered α-NaFeO2 structure (space group: R-3m (166)). And massively porous channels could be observed in the spherical LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2. Compared with the firm-surface spherical LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2, the porous spherical material exhibits larger specific surface area and superior electrochemical performances. It delivers a higher initial capacity of 164.0 mAh g−1 at 0.1 C (1 C = 180 mA g−1) between 2.7 and 4.3 V, and 93.5 mAh g−1 is still respectively reached at 20 C. After 100 charge–discharge cycles at 1 C in the range of 2.7–4.3 V, the capacity retention is 95.1 %, indicating excellent cycling stability.

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Zhang, J., Wu, Z., Hua, W. et al. High-performance porous spherical cathode materials based on CaCO3-template synthesis of LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 for lithium-ion batteries. Ionics 21, 3151–3158 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-015-1501-4

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