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Novel approach to preparation of LiMn2O4 core/LiNixMn2-xO4 shell composite
Abstract.
Combining two methods, coating and doping, tomodify spinel LiMn2O4, is a novel approach we used to
synthesize active material. First we coated the LiMn2O4 particles with the nickel oxide particles by
means of homogenous precipitation, and then the nickel oxide-coated LiMn2O4 was calcined at 750 8C
to form a LiNixMn2-xO4 shell on the surface of spinel LiMn2O4 particles. Scanning electron microscopy
(SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray
diffraction (XRD), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and charge–discharge test were performed to characterize
the spinel LiMn2O4 before and after modification. The experimental results indicated that a spinel
LiMn2O4 core is surrounded by a LiNixMn2-xO4 shell. The resulting composite showed excellent
electrochemical cycling performance with an average fading rate of 0.014% per cycle. This improved
cycle stability is greatly attributed to the suppression of Jahn–Teller distortion on the surface of spinel
LiMn2O4 particles during cycling.
Keywords: Spinel LiMn2O4, Core, Shell, Jahn–Teller distortion
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