Electrospinning synthesis of novel lithium-rich 0.4Li2MnO3.0.6LiNi1/3CO1/3Mn1/3O2 nanotube and its electrochemical performance as cathode of lithium-ion battery

In this study, a lithium-rich 0.4Li2MnO3.0.6LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 nanotube layered cathode synthesized by novel electrospinning is reported, and the effects of temperature on the electrochemical performance and morphologies are investigated. The crystal structure is characterized by X-ray diffraction patterns, and refined by two sets of diffraction data （R-3m and C2/m）. Refined crystal structure is 0.4Li2MnO3.0.6LiNi1/3COl/3Mn13O2 compos- ite. The inductively coupled plasma optical emission spec- trometer and thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry analysis measurement supply reference to opti- mize the calcination temperature and heat-treatment time. The morphology is characterized by scanning and high- resolution transmission electron microscope techniques, and the micro-nanostructured hollow tubes of Li-rich 0.4Li2MnO3-0.6LiNil/3COl/3Mn1/3O2 composite with outer diameter of 200-400 nm and the wall thickness of 50-80 nm are synthesized successfully. The electrochemical evaluation shows that 0.4Li2MnO3.0.6LiNi1/3Cov3Mn1/3O2 sintered at 800 ℃ for 8 h delivers the highest capacity of the first dis- charge capacity of 267.7 mAh/g between 2.5 V and 4.8 V at 0.1C and remains 183.3 mAh/g after 50 cycles. The electro- spinning method with heat-treatment to get micro-nanos- tructured lithium-rich cathode shows promising application inlithium-ion batteries with stable electrochemical performance and higher C-rate performance for its shorter Li ions transfer channels and stable designed structure.