Electrochemical properties of Co-less layered transition metal oxide as high energy cathode material for Li-ion batteries

Sungho Choo; Hye Yeon Kim; Dong Young Yoon; Wonchang Choi; Si-Hyung Oh; Jeh Beck Ju; Jang Myoun Ko; Ho Jang; Won Il Cho

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.31, No.5, 905-910, May, 2014

DOI10.1007/s11814-014-0046-y Export Citation

Electrochemical properties of Co-less layered transition metal oxide as high energy cathode material for Li-ion batteries

Sungho Choo^{1, 2}, Hye Yeon Kim¹, Dong Young Yoon¹, Wonchang Choi¹, Si-Hyung Oh¹, Jeh Beck Ju³, Jang Myoun Ko^{4, †}, Ho Jang², and Won Il Cho^{1, †}

¹Center for Energy Convergence, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Korea
²Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145, Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-701, Korea
³Department of Chemical Engineering, Hongik University, Seoul 121-791, Korea
⁴Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, 125, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-719, Korea

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High energy nickel manganese cobalt oxide materials (HENMC) are one of the most viable cathode materials for a high energy density lithium ion battery (LIB), but they contain expensive and toxic cobalt (Co). We synthesized Co-free high energy nickel manganese oxide cathode materials (HENM) via a solid state reaction method and a coprecipitation method. Their structural and electrochemical properties were comparatively investigated using X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), inductively coupled plasma (ICP), electron probe micro-analysis (EPMA), particle size analysis (PSA) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The co-precipitated HENM and the solid state fabricated HENM showed high capacities of 250 mAhg^(-1) and 240 mAhg^(-1), respectively. It suggests that the solid state fabricated method of HENM would be a good candidate for practical application as well as the co-precipitated one.

Keywords:Li Ion Battery;High Capacity;Cathode;Nickel Manganese Oxide;Solid State Method;Co-precipitation

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