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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 332-339 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Ultrasonics Sonochemistry |
| Volume | 26 |
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| State | Published - 1 Sep 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 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.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| 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