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Synthesis of Y-doped LiNi1/3Co1/3−xMn1/3YxO2 spheres with improved lithium storage

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The layered nickel-cobalt-manganese LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 (LNCM) was investigated as commercializable and high reversible capacity cathode material by more and more investigators in recent years. In this paper, the LiNi1/3Co1/3−xMn1/3YxO2 (x = 0, 0.02, 0.05, 0.10) samples were successfully obtained by a ball milling combined with calcination method. The synthesized LNCM nanocomposites are characterized by different analytical methods. The effect of amount of Y ions doping on the lithium storage performance of LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 was also studied systematically. The Y3+ ions replace the part of Co ions, reducing cation mixing and increasing the diffusion coefficient of Li+ ions in the lattice. It causes the unit cell volume to become larger, and the structure of the material becomes more stable in the intercalation and de-intercalation process of Li+ ions. These test results show that LiNi1/3Co1/3−0.05Mn1/3Y0.05O2 (Y-0.05 LNCM) sample behaves best electrochemical properties with the specific capacity of 174.8 mAh g–1 at 0.5 C after 100 cycles.

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21476063), Key Laboratory for Research and Development of New Lithium-ion Battery Materials (2023-028), the Joint Fund of Bijie City and Guizhou University of Engineering Science (BiKeLianhe[2023]12th), and the Open-End Fund for Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology (No. PA 200104).

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  1. School of Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University of Engineering Science, Bijie, 551700, China

    Lin Li & Hao Zheng

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China

    Jiahao Zhang, Shiquan Wang & Hongying Liu

  3. Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, 435002, China

    Shui-Jin Yang

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L.L. proposed an experimental plan and prepared research related materials. L.L. and J.Z. expanded material related gauge and electrochemical properties testing. L.L., J.Z., H.Z. and S.W. wrote the main manuscript. H.L. and S.Y. are responsible for revising the article and touching up the language. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Li, L., Zhang, J., Zheng, H. et al. Synthesis of Y-doped LiNi1/3Co1/3−xMn1/3YxO2 spheres with improved lithium storage. Ionics 30, 1925–1933 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-024-05416-5

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