APL Materials (Nov 2016)
Temperature-dependent oxygen behavior of LixNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode material for lithium battery
Abstract
We have investigated the temperature-dependent oxygen behavior in the lithium battery cathode LixNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LNMO) materials in the temperature range 30-1000 °C. As the temperature increases, oxygen release occurs and the change of crystal structures from the face centered cubic spinel at 30 °C to other phases follows. The amount of released oxygen and the changed crystalline phases are dependent on Li content and temperature. These phenomena are reversible against temperature in air, but not in vacuum and argon gas environments. This study illustrates the important role of temperature and atmospheric environments in synthesizing the LNMO battery materials.