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Limited Content of Fe in Solid Solution Li(Ni, Mn, Co, Fe)O2: Polyhedron Homogeneity and Specific Capacity

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The samples with nominal compositions Li1.1(Ni0.33Mn0.33Co0.33)xFe1−xO2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) were synthesized by the starch-based gel combustion. The obtained samples had homogeneity composition Li1+yNi0.27Mn0.27Co0.27Fe0.20O2 in the solid solution with α-NaFeO2 structure based on the results of the x-ray phase analysis. The structure of stable homogeneity Li(Ni,Mn,Co,Fe)O2 can be represented as a pentahedron having the base Li1+yNiO2-Li1+yNi0.5Mn0.5O2-Li1+yCoO2 with Fe content limit ~ 15% of the total cation number. It is observed within the concentrations of tetrahedron consisting the pseudo-four-component system (Li1+yNiO2-Li1+yMnO2-Li1+yCoO2-Li1+yFeO2) upon set isobaric-isothermal conditions (T = 800 °C, PO2 = 21 kPa). The electrochemical testing of homogeneous samples such as Li1+yNi0.23Mn0.23Co0.30Fe0.23O2, Li1+yNi0.27Mn0.27Co0.20Fe0.27O2 and Li1+yNi0.30Mn0.23Co0.23Fe0.23O2 was carried out with almost the equimolar ratio of transition metals.

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Nipan, G.D., Smirnova, M.N., Kornilov, D.Y. et al. Limited Content of Fe in Solid Solution Li(Ni, Mn, Co, Fe)O2: Polyhedron Homogeneity and Specific Capacity. J. Phase Equilib. Diffus. 41, 276–281 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-020-00818-0

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