Al_2O_3 coating for improving thermal stability performance of manganese spinel battery

The synthesis of Al2O3-coated and uncoated LiMn2O4 by solid-state method and fabrication of LiMn2O4/graphite battery were described. The structure and morphology of the powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. The electrochemical and overcharge performances of Al2O3-coated and uncoated LiMn2O4 batteries were investigated and compared. The uncoated LiMn2O4 battery shows capacity loss of 16.5% after 200 cycles, and the coated LiMn2O4 battery only shows 12.5% after 200 cycles. The uncoated LiMn2O4 battery explodes and creates carbon, MnO, and Li2CO3 after 3C/10 V overcharged test, while the coated LiMn2O4 battery passes the test. The steadier structure, polarization of electrode and modified layer are responsible for the safety performance.

Performances of lithium manganese oxide prepared by hydrothermal process

A simple hydrothermal process followed by heat treatment was applied to the preparation of spinel Li1.05Mn1.95O4. In this process, electrolytic manganese dioxide(EMD) and LiOH·H2O were used as starting materials. The physiochemical properties of the synthesized samples were investigated by thermogravimetry-differential scanning calorimetry(TG-DSC), X-ray diffractometry(XRD), and scanning electronic microscopy(SEM). The results show that the hydrothermally synthesized precursor is an essential amorphous. The precursor can be easily transferred to spinel powders with a homogeneous structure and a regularly-shaped morphology by heat treatment. Li1.05Mn1.95O4 powder obtained by heat treating the precursor at 430 °C for 12 h and then calcining at 800 °C for 12 h shows an excellent cycling performance with an initial charge capacity of 118.2 mA·h·g-1 obtained at 0.5C rate and 93.8% of its original value retained after 100 cycles.

Electrochemical properties of niobium and phosphate doped spherical Li-rich spinel LiMn2O4 synthesized by ion implantation method

Spherical Li-rich lithium manganese oxide（LMO） spinel material was synthesized by an ion implanted method assisted by polyalcohol doped with Niobium and Phosphate simultaneously.The material was characterized by scanning electron microscopy,X-ray diffraction and BET specific surface area analysis.The electrochemical performances were investigated with galvanostatic techniques and cyclic voltammetry.The synthesis process was investigated with TG/DSC.The results show that the lithium ion can be immersed into the pore of manganese dioxide at a low temperature with the ion implanted method.The prepared materials have a higher discharge capacity and better crystallization than those prepared by solid phase method.The doped Nb can improve the capacity of the Li-rich LMO spinel and reinforce the crystal growth along（111） and（400） planes.The crystal grains show circular and smooth morphology,which makes the specific surface area greatly decreased.Phosphate-doped LMO spinel exhibits good high-rate capacity and structure stability.The prepared Li（1.09）Mn（1.87）Nb（0.031）O（3.99）（PO4）（0.021）delivers a discharge capacity of 119mAhg^-1 at 0.2C（1C=148mAg^-1） and 112.8 mAhg^-1 at 10 C,the discharge capacity retention reaches 98% at 1 ℃ after 50 cycles at 25 ℃ and 94% at 55 ℃.