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An effective way of co-precipitating Ni2+, Mn2+ and Co2+ by using ammonium oxalate as precipitant for Ni-rich Li-ion batteries cathode

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An oxalate-based hydrothermal approach has been applied to synthesize Ni0.8Mn0.1Co0.1·C2O4·2H2O “mixed oxalate,” and “mixed oxalate” has been lithiated to LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 for Li-ion batteries cathode. Ni2+, Mn2+ and Co2+ can be precipitated quickly and effectively at 100 °C within 20 min without inert gas protection, and it was not needed to control the pH of the solution deliberately. After the “mixed oxalate” was lithiated to LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2, as-synthesized LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 can deliver 160–180 mAh g−1 at 1C during long-term cycling and showed one of the best electrochemical performances compared to some Ni-rich or Ni/Mn/Co-contained cathodes synthesized by similar procedures, i.e., higher reversible capacity in rate charge/discharge cycles. Considering the facile synthesis of “mixed oxalate,” this work may give rise to an inspiration for LiNixMnyCo1−x−yO2 cathodes research.

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This work was financially supported by the 973 program of Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (No. 2013CB934700), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51222305 and 51673123) and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (No. NCET-12-0386).

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Zeng, T., Zhang, C. An effective way of co-precipitating Ni2+, Mn2+ and Co2+ by using ammonium oxalate as precipitant for Ni-rich Li-ion batteries cathode. J Mater Sci 55, 11535–11544 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-04753-w

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