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LiMn2O4 Microspheres: Synthesis, Characterization and Use As a Cathode in Lithium Ion Batteries

Xiaoling Xiao, Jun Lu, Yadong Li()
Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine ProcessingTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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Solid and hollow microspheres of LiMn2O4 have been synthesized by lithiating MnCO3 solid microspheres and MnO2 hollow microspheres, respectively. The LiMn2O4 solid microspheres and hollow microspheres had a similar size of about 1.5 μm, and the shell thickness of the hollow microspheres was only 100 nm. When used as a cathode material in lithium ion batteries, the hollow microspheres exhibited better rate capability than the solid microspheres. However, the tap density of the LiMn2O4 solid microspheres (1.0 g/cm3) was about four times that of the hollow microspheres (0.27 g/cm3). The results show that controlling the particle size of LiMn2O4 is very important in terms of its practical application as a cathode material, and LiMn2O4 with moderate particle size may afford acceptable values of both rate capability and tap density.

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CathodeLiMn2O4 microspherestap densityrate capabilityparticle size

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Nano Research
Volume 3 Issue 10,
October 2010
Pages 733-737
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-010-0037-1
Cite this article:
Xiao X, Lu J, Li Y. LiMn2O4 Microspheres: Synthesis, Characterization and Use As a Cathode in Lithium Ion Batteries. Nano Research, 2010, 3(10): 733-737. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-010-0037-1
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