Structural insights into the formation and voltage degradation of lithium- and manganese-rich layered oxides

The authors here look into the phase transitions in Li-/Mn-rich layered cathode materials during synthesis and cycling. It is revealed that the Li-rich layered structure tends to transform to a Li-poor spinel phase via an intermediate Li-containing rock salt phase, with release of lithium/oxygen.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Weibo Hua, Suning Wang, Michael Knapp, Steven J. Leake, Anatoliy Senyshyn, Carsten Richter, Murat Yavuz, Joachim R. Binder, Clare P. Grey, Helmut Ehrenberg, Sylvio Indris, Björn Schwarz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13240-z