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Oxalate precursor preparation of Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 for lithium ion battery positive electrode

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Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 powders have been prepared through co-precipitation of metal oxalate precursor and subsequent solid state reaction with lithium carbonate. X-ray diffraction pattern shows that the massive rock-like structure has a good layered structure and solid solution characteristic. Scanning electron microscope and transition electron microscope images reveal that the Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 composed of nanoparticles have the size of 1–2 μm. As a lithium ion battery positive electrode, the Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 has an initial discharge capacity of 285.2 mAh g−1 at 0.1 C within 2.0–4.8 V. When the cutoff voltage is decreased to 4.6 V, the cycling stability of product can be greatly improved, and a discharge capacity of 178.5 mAh g−1 could be retained at 0.5 C after 100 cycles. At a high charge–discharge rate of 5 C (1,000 mAh g−1), a stable discharge capacity of 121.4 mAh g−1 also can be reached. As the experimental results, the Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 prepared from oxalate precursor route is suitable as lithium ion battery positive electrode.

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The authors thank the financial supports from Shandong Province (ZR2012BM001), from the National Basic Research Program of China (2011CB935900) and from the NCET Program in the University.

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    Chenhao Zhao, Xinxin Wang, Rui Liu, Xinru Liu & Qiang Shen

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Zhao, C., Wang, X., Liu, R. et al. Oxalate precursor preparation of Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 for lithium ion battery positive electrode. Ionics 20, 645–652 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-013-1028-5

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