Defect-Engineered β‑MnO2−δ Precursors Control the Structure–Property Relationships in High-Voltage Spinel LiMn1.5Ni0.5O4−δ

• Aderemi B. Haruna,
• Patrick Mwonga,
• Dean Barrett,
• Cristiane B. Rodella,
• Roy P. Forbes,
• Andrew Venter,
• Zeldah Sentsho,
• Philip J. Fletcher,
• Frank Marken,
• Kenneth I. Ozoemena

Affiliations

Aderemi B. Haruna

Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Patrick Mwonga

Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dean Barrett

Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Cristiane B. Rodella

Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS/Brazilian Center of Energy and Materials) (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Roy P. Forbes

Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Andrew Venter

Research and Technology Development Division, Necsa (South African Nuclear Energy Corporation) SOC Limited, Pretoria, South Africa

Zeldah Sentsho

Research and Technology Development Division, Necsa (South African Nuclear Energy Corporation) SOC Limited, Pretoria, South Africa

Philip J. Fletcher

Materials and Chemical Characterization Facility (MC2), University of Bath, Bath, U.K.

Frank Marken

Materials and Chemical Characterization Facility (MC2), University of Bath, Bath, U.K.

Kenneth I. Ozoemena

Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa