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South African Journal of Chemistry
On-line version ISSN 1996-840X
Print version ISSN 0379-4350
S.Afr.j.chem. (Online) vol.61 Durban 2008
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Performance and structure of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 prepared from various Ni precursors for lithium ion batteries
Zhaoyong ChenI; Shan JiII, *; Huali ZhuI; Sivakumar PasupathiII; Ben BladergroenII; Vladimir LinkovII
IDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410076, People's Republic of China
IISouth African Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, 7535 South Africa
ABSTRACT
LiNi0,5Mn1,5O4 compounds were prepared through a solid-state reaction using various Ni precursors. The effect of the precursors on the electrochemical performance of LiNi0,5Mn1,5O4 was investigated. LiNi0,5Mn1,5O4 made from Ni(NO3)2 ● 6H2O shows the best charge-discharge performance. The reversible capacity of LiNi0,5Mn1,5O4 is about 145 mA h g-1 and remained at 143 mA h g-1 after 10 cycles at 3.0 to 5.0 V. The XRD results showed that the precursors and dispersion method had significant effects on their structures. Pure spinel phase can be obtained with a high energy ball-milling method and Ni(NO3)2●6H2O as precursor. A trace amount of the NiO phase was detected in LiNi0,5Mn1,5O4 with the manual grinding method when Ni(CH3COO)2●6H2O, NiO and Ni2O3 were used as precursors.
Keywords: LiNi0,5Mn1,5O4, spinel, cathode materials, lithium ion battery
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Acknowledgements
Financial assistance from the Department of Science and Technology, South Africa, is gratefully acknowledged.
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Received 21 August 2007
Revised 6 May 2008
Accepted 12 November 2008
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: sji@uwc.ac.za