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Effect of particle size on the conductive and electrochemical properties of Li2ZnTi3O8

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We have studied the effect of final annealing temperature on the formation of lithium zinc titanate, its electrical conductivity, and its electrochemical performance. Li2ZnTi3O8 has been shown to form in a wide range of annealing temperatures, from 673 to 1073 K. Its particle size increases systematically with increasing annealing temperature, whereas its conductivity decreases. The highest electrochemical capacity at low currents is offered by the materials annealed at 773 and 873 K, and the highest cycling stability is offered by the material prepared at 873 K.

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  1. Moscow Chemical Lyceum School 1303, Tamozhennyi proezd 4, Moscow, 111033, Russia

    P. A. Nikiforova & A. B. Yaroslavtsev

  2. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    I. A. Stenina

  3. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 31/4, Moscow, 119071, Russia

    T. L. Kulova & A. M. Skundin

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Original Russian Text © P.A. Nikiforova, I.A. Stenina, T.L. Kulova, A.M. Skundin, A.B. Yaroslavtsev, 2016, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2016, Vol. 52, No. 11, pp. 1211–1216.

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Nikiforova, P.A., Stenina, I.A., Kulova, T.L. et al. Effect of particle size on the conductive and electrochemical properties of Li2ZnTi3O8 . Inorg Mater 52, 1137–1142 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S002016851611011X

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