ScientificJournalofFrontierChemicalDevelopment

December2012,Volume2,Issue4,PP.8188

Layered lithium-rich
Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2 cathode materials
prepared by different methods and its
electrochemical properties
Jingliang Wang, Qichan Xiao, Jingjing Yu, Wenbo Nie, Zhaohui Li#
Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry,
Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, China 411105
#Email: lzh69@xtu.edu.cn

Abstract
In this work, the layered lithium-rich Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2 materials were synthesized by sol-gel, co-precipitation and
ball-milling methods followed by calcinations at a high temperature. The crystal structure was analysized through X-ray
diffractometry (XRD) and morphology by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The electrochemical properties of products were
studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge-discharge measurements. The results suggest that the products
synthesized by sol-gel and co-precipitation methods have perfect layered crystal structure and display uniform particle size. Their
initial discharge capacities are as high as 259 and 255 mAhg-1 at 0.1C, respectively. However, the product prepared by
ball-milling method exhibits lager particle size and unsatisfied electrochemical properties such as its initial discharge capacity of
153 mAhg-1 at 0.1C.
Key words: Lithium-Ion Batteries; Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2; Sol-Gel; Co-Precipitation; Ball-Milling; Electrochemical
Performance

Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2

411105

Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2X (XRD) (SEM)

-
0.1C259255 mAhg-1
0.1C153 mAhg-1
Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2-

LiCoO2
LiCoO24.3V
[1,2]LiCoO2electric vehicles, EV
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hybrid electric vehicles, HEV

LiFePO4LiMn2O4
200mAhg-1
[3,4]
Li2MnO3LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2200 mAhg-1
[5-7]4.5V
LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O24.5VLi2O
Li2MnO3MnO2Li2MnO3

[8]
-
-

[9,10]
Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O20.5Li2MnO30.5LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2

1
1.1 Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2
1.1.1 -
80
pH 7.0-8.0 80
450 10h 900 10h
S-LMO
1.1.2
50

120 12 h 5%480 10 h
900 10 h C-LMO
1.1.3

200 rmin-1 5h 420 10h 900

10 h B-LMO

1.2

TA SDTQ 600 900

10min-1
Bruker D8 Cu K1
(=1.5406 ) 45 kV 50 mA2 10-90 0.5 min-1
(JEOL)JSM-6510A
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1.3
Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2PVDF80:10:10
N-(NMP)120 oC15h
10mm1 mol dm-3 LiPF6/DMC+EMC+EC
111Celgard2300CR 2016
LK98C
BTSTC5.X

2
2.1
1 S-LMOC-LMO B-LMO - 1a ~180
180~420
450
1b ~130150~300
300~480
1c 180200~420
420-
450480 450

1 -

2.2 XRD
2Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2XRD20-25
R 3 m-NaFeO2
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20-25Li2MnO3LiMn1:2[Li1/3Mn1/3]
[11](006)/(012)(008)/(110)I(003)/I(104)1.2
B-LMOa021111Li2MnO3[12]
Li2MnO3bc

1Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2XRDac
c/a4.99c/a(4.899)

2 S-LMOC-LMOB-LMOXRD
1

Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2 I(003)/I(104)

a()

c()

c/a

I(003)/I(104)

S-LMO

2.85288

14.23704

4.9904

1.30

C-LMO

2.85313

14.24897

4.9942

1.36

B-LMO

2.84943

14.23048

4.9941

1.93

2.3
3 Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2 SEM S-LMO
200nmC-LMO
400nm B-LMO 1m

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3 S-LMO(a)C-LMO(b) B-LMO(c) SEM

2.4
2.4.1

4 Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2 CV
4.3 V 4.7 Vvs. Li/Li+3.7 V

4.0 V 3.6 V Ni2+/Ni4+

Co3+/Co4+ CV [13] 3.2 V
Li2MnO3 MnO2

4 S-LMO(a)C-LMO(b) B-LMO(c)

2.4.2

5 S-LMO(a)C-LMO(b) B-LMO(c)
4.5 V LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 [12]
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LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 Ni2+ Ni4+ Co3+ Co4+ 4.5-4.7 V

Li2O
Li2MnO3 MnO2
Li+[14,15]
60-70%

5 S-LMO(a)C-LMO(b) B-LMO(c)(d)

5d 0.10.20.51 2C S-LMO 259242216

200 174 mAhg-1B-LMO 153133118108 101 mAhg-1S-LMO C-LMO
B-LMO
2.4.3

6 S-LMO(a)C-LMO(b) B-LMO(c) 0.1 C S-LMO

C-LMO 6 50 191mAhg-1
6 263mAhg-1 73%C-LMO 50 201mAhg-1
79% B-LMO 153mAhg-1 0.1 C 9
211mAhg-150 161mAhg-1 76%

S-LMO C-LMO

Johnson [16] 0.7Li2MnO3-0.3LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2

Li2MnO3

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6 S-LMOC-LMO B-LMO 0.1 C

3
-
Li[Li0.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54]O2-
0.1 C 259255 153mAhg-12 C 174166
101mAhg-1-

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