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Porous LiMn2O4 with Al2O3 coating as high-performance positive materials

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In order to improve the universality of LiMn2O4 materials, LiMn2O4 coated with Al2O3 (LMO@Al) is prepared by a co-precipitated method to improve the electrochemical performance of the porous LiMn2O4 cathode. The morphologies and microstructures are characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, and energy-dispersive spectroscopy. The electrochemical performances are investigated by galvanostatic charge-discharge test system and inductively coupled plasma emission spectrograph. The results show that the Al2O3 coating uniformly as well as tightly coupled with LiMn2O4 particles. The LMO@Al cathode material also shows outstanding electrochemical behaviors. After 100 cycles, the capacitance can remain 98.6 and 91.2% at 25 and 55 °C, respectively. Moreover, the LMO@Al composite cycled reversibly at 25 °C for 10 C with stable discharge capacities of 94.4 mAh g−1. Superior electrochemical stability of the LMO@Al can be attributed to the uniform coating which inhibited the manganese dissolution and Jahn-Teller effect of LiMn2O4 materials as well as the decomposition of the electrode by HF corrosion. The LMO@Al obtained from this work can open a new possibility in high power lithium ion batteries application.

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 21566021 and 21766017), Lanzhou University of Technology Middle-aged and Young Backbone Teachers Go Abroad Exchange Program, and the Gansu Province Science and Technology Major Project (17ZD2GC011).

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  1. College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, 36 Pengjiaping Road, Lanzhou, 730050, Gansu, China

    Shiyou Li, Konglei Zhu, Dongni Zhao, Qiuping Zhao & Ningshuang Zhang

  2. Gansu Lithium-ion Battery Cathode Materials Engineering Laboratory, Lanzhou, 730050, China

    Shiyou Li & Ningshuang Zhang

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Li, S., Zhu, K., Zhao, D. et al. Porous LiMn2O4 with Al2O3 coating as high-performance positive materials. Ionics 25, 1991–1998 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-018-2643-y

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