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Improvement of the electrochemical properties of a LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode material formed by a new solid-state synthesis method

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In order to avoid the shortcomings of large particle size and poor uniformity of material synthesized by the traditional solid-state method, this paper utilizes a simple improvement of calcination process (i.e., calcination–milling–recalcination) based on the traditional solid-state synthesis to successfully prepare a large number of well-distributed, micrometer-sized, spherical secondary LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 particles. Each particle is composed of nano- and/or sub-micrometer-sized grains. Results of the electrochemical performance tests show that the material exhibits a remarkable cycle performance and rate capability compared with that obtained from traditional synthesis method; the spherical LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 particles can deliver a large capacity of 135.8 mAh g−1 at a 1 C discharge rate with a high retention of 77 % after 741 cycles and a good capacity of 105.9 mAh g−1 at 10 C. Cyclic voltammetry measurements confirm that the significantly improved electrochemical properties are due to enhanced electronic conductivity and lithium-ion diffusion coefficient resulting from the optimized morphology and particle size. This improved method is more suitable for mass production.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful for financial support from the Project of Science and Technology Program of Jiangsu Province (BY2014109, BY2015058-06), the Natural Science Fund of Yancheng Teachers University (11YCKL012), and the constructing project of tidal flat living resources and environmental protection in jiangsu province (JLCBE10013).

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  1. Institute of Power Source & Ecomaterials Science, Key Laboratory For New Type of Functional Materials in Hebei Province, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China

    Changmei Jiao, Tong Meng, Honghong Lu, Yuxiang Zuo, Xiaoke Zhi & Guangchuan Liang

  2. Key Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China

    Changmei Jiao

  3. New energy chemical energy storage and power source research center, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224000, China

    Changmei Jiao & Yuxiang Zuo

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Jiao, C., Meng, T., Lu, H. et al. Improvement of the electrochemical properties of a LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode material formed by a new solid-state synthesis method. J Solid State Electrochem 21, 495–501 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-016-3393-2

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