Hydrothermal-Assisted Synthesis of Li-Rich Layered Oxide Microspheres with High Capacity and Superior Rate-capability as a Cathode for Lithium-ion Batteries

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 173, Issue , 2015, Pages 7-16

  Fan, Jianming ^a   Li, Guangshe ^a   Luo, Dong ^a   Fu, Chaochao ^a   Li, Qi ^a   Zheng, Jing ^a   Li, Liping ^a  

^a FUJIAN INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH ON THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER   (China)

Author keywords

high capacity; hydrothermal assisted; Lithium rich; microsphere; rate capability

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; COPRECIPITATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRODES; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE; MICROSPHERES; NICKEL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SINTERING;

COPRECIPITATION METHOD; HIGH CAPACITY; HIGH SPECIFIC CAPACITY; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; HYDROTHERMAL-ASSISTED; INITIAL DISCHARGE CAPACITIES; LITHIUM RICH; RATE CAPABILITIES;

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES;

EID: 84929359262     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.05.028     Document Type: Article

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