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Improved electrochemical performance of Li[Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13]O2 by doping with molybdenum for Lithium battery

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The Li[Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13]O2 materials doped with different Mo content were studied using electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), and X-ray diffractometry (XRD). The electrochemical properties were also measured. An increase of Mo content resulted in a bigger lattice volume and a lower cation disorder. In addition, the electrochemical performance was enhanced with the increasing Mo content. However, more aggregation of particles was found to occur at a higher Mo content, which resulted in worse electrochemical performance. The highest electrochemical performance was obtained with a 5 mol% Mo addition.

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We are grateful for the financial support of this research work by the International Cooperation Program with Germany (2012DFG61480), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2013AA050901).

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    Jiangyong Du, Zhongqiang Shan, Kunlei Zhu, Xiaoyan Liu & Jianhua Tian

  2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering of Tianjin University, Weijin Road 92#, Tianjin, 300072, People’s Republic of China

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Du, J., Shan, Z., Zhu, K. et al. Improved electrochemical performance of Li[Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13]O2 by doping with molybdenum for Lithium battery. J Solid State Electrochem 19, 1037–1044 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-014-2706-6

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