Sonochemical synthesis of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 and its electrochemical performance as a cathode material for 5 v Li-ion batteries

P. Sivakumar, Prasant Kumar Nayak, Boris Markovsky, Doron Aurbach, Aharon Gedanken

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Abstract

LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 was synthesized as a cathode material for Li-ion batteries by a sonochemical reaction followed by annealing, and was characterized by XRD, SEM, HRTEM and Raman spectroscopy in conjunction with electrochemical measurements. Two samples were prepared by a sonochemical process, one without using glucose (sample-S1) and another with glucose (sample-S2). An initial discharge specific capacity of 130 mA h g-1 is obtained for LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 at a relatively slow rate of C/10 in galvanostatic charge-discharge cycling. The capacity retention upon 50 cycles at this rate was around 95.4% and 98.9% for sample-S1 and sample-S2, respectively, at 30 °C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)332-339
Number of pages8
JournalUltrasonics Sonochemistry
Volume26
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2015

Bibliographical note

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© 2015 Elsevier B.V.

Funding

P. Sivakumar thanks the Council for Higher Education, State of Israel for the PBC scholarship for outstanding postdoctoral researchers from China and India.

FundersFunder number
Council for Higher Education, State of Israel
Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education of Israel

    Keywords

    • 5 V cathodes
    • Electrochemical properties
    • LiNiMnO Li-ion batteries
    • Sonochemical synthesis
    • Spinel

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