Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 15, Issue 18, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma15186237
Keywords
Li2MnO3; DFT; DFPT; Raman spectroscopy; IR spectroscopy
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- CONICYT [PFCHA/DOCTORADO/2015-21151648, PFCHA/DOCTORADO/2017-21172001, PID2020-112770RB-C22]
- Minisiterio de Ciencia e Innovacion (Spain)
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In this study, the crystal structure and vibrational properties of layered monoclinic Li2MnO3 were investigated using first-principles calculations. The results were compared with experimental data, revealing the structural and vibrational characteristics of Li2MnO3 and providing a basis for further physicochemical characterization research.
The layer-structured monoclinic Li2MnO3 is a key material, mainly due to its role in Li-ion batteries and as a precursor for adsorbent used in lithium recovery from aqueous solutions. In the present work, we used first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) to study the crystal structure, optical phonon frequencies, infra-red (IR), and Raman active modes and compared the results with experimental data. First, Li2MnO3 powder was synthesized by the hydrothermal method and successively characterized by XRD, TEM, FTIR, and Raman spectroscopy. Secondly, by using Local Density Approximation (LDA), we carried out a DFT study of the crystal structure and electronic properties of Li2MnO3. Finally, we calculated the vibrational properties using Density Functional Perturbation Theory (DFPT). Our results show that simulated IR and Raman spectra agree well with the observed phonon structure. Additionally, the IR and Raman theoretical spectra show similar features compared to the experimental ones. This research is useful in investigations involving the physicochemical characterization of Li2MnO3 material.
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