Synthesis and characterization of spinel Li1.05Cr0.1Mn1.9O4−z F z as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Yan-bin Chen1,2,3, Yang Hu1,2, Fang Lian1, Qing-guo Liu1
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
2Beijng Easpring Material Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
3Beijing General Research Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, Beijing, China

Tóm tắt

Samples with the nominal stoichiometry Li1.05Cr0.1Mn1.9O4−z F z (z=0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, and 0.2) were synthesized via the solid-state reaction method and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), galvanostatic charge/discharge, and slow rate cyclic voltammetry (SSCV) techniques. The results show that the pure spinel phase indexed to Fd3m can be obtained when z=0, 0.05, and 0.1. The substitution of F for O with z≤0.1 contributes to the increase of initial capacity compared with Li1.05Cr0.1Mn1.9O4 spinels. However, when the F-dopant content is designed to be 0.15 and 0.2, the Li1.05Cr0.1Mn1.9O4−z F z samples deliver relatively low capacity and poor cycling properties at 55°C.

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