Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 178, Issue 1, Pages 422-433Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.11.077
Keywords
electron microscopy; lithium ordering; plane stacking; composition analysis
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Positive electrodes for Li-ion batteries based on Li[Li1/3-2x/3NixMn2/3-x/3]O-2 (0 <= x <= 0.5) compounds are of significant interest because of their ability to deliver reversible capacities exceeding 200 mAh g(-1). In this article we describe the examination of Li1.2Ni0.2Mn0.6O2 (x = 0.2 in Li[Li1/3-2x/3NixMn2/3-x/3]O-2) samples by X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution electron microscopy (HREM), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), electron diffraction, X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). The studies were conducted on freshly prepared oxides, and on oxide electrodes that were electrochemically activated by cycling twice between 4.8 and 2.0 V vs. Li+/Li. Rectangular and parallelogram shaped dot arrays with a spacing of 0.43 nm observed in HREM and STEM images along the [10 (1) over bar0] zone axis, as well as streaks at 1/3 n (11 (2) over bar0) (n = integer) positions in corresponding electron diffraction patterns, indicated ordering of Li-ions in the transition-metal (TM) (0001) layers following several stacking sequences, bounded by stacking faults, along the c-axis. Chemical analysis by EDS and EELS showed that Mn, Ni and O were present in all portions of the samples examined; no evidence of elemental segregation was observed either within the gains or at grain boundaries. The Li ordering on TM planes was significantly weaker but still discernable upon electrochemical activation of the oxide samples. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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