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Spinel/layered heterostructured Li-rich Mn-based cathode material for high-capacity and high-rate Li-ion batteries

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Li-rich 3d-transition metal layered oxides xLi2MnO3·(1 − x)LiMO2, one of the increasingly prospective cathode materials for high energy–density lithium-ion batteries, have attracted intensive attention by the research community. Nevertheless, their practical commercial applications are hindered by problems like the drop in the capacity and discharge voltage during cycling. Here, Li-rich Li1.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13O2 is synthesized by sol–gel process. The outstanding electrochemical performance of which is benefited from its layered-spinel heterostructure which composited by amounts of spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4. The results indicate that spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 can inhibit phase transformation as well as facilitate fast lithium-ion transportation.

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This work is supported by the High Value Patent Conversion Implementation Project (No. 18ZC1LA014), the Gansu Province Science and Technology Major Project (No.17ZD2GC011), the Qinghai Science and Technology Plan (2019-ZJ-7038) and the Lanzhou University of Technology Hongliu First-class Discipline Construction Program.

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  1. College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, People’s Republic of China

    Shiyou Li, Xiaolan Fu, Youwei Liang, Jing Xie, Yuan Wei, Li Yang, Yamin Han, Wenbo Li & Xiaoling Cui

  2. Qinghai Research Center of Low-Temperature Lithium-Ion Battery Technology Engineering, Qinghai Green Grass New Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Xining, 810000, People’s Republic of China

    Shiyou Li & Xiaoling Cui

  3. Gansu Engineering Laboratory of Electrolyte Material for Lithium-Ion Battery, Lanzhou, 730050, People’s Republic of China

    Shiyou Li & Xiaoling Cui

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Li, S., Fu, X., Liang, Y. et al. Spinel/layered heterostructured Li-rich Mn-based cathode material for high-capacity and high-rate Li-ion batteries. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 5376–5384 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03098-z

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