Thin-film rechargeable Li-LiMn
2
O
4
batteries have been fabricated and characterized. Following deposition by electron beam evaporation of LiMn
2
O
4
, the amorphous as-deposited cathode films 1 cm
2
in area by 0.3to 4-μm thick were annealed at 700/spl deg/C to 800/spl deg/C in oxygen in order to form the crystalline spinet phase. The specific capacity of the cells between 4.5 V to 3.8 V ranged from 50 μAh/mg to 120 μAh/mg. When cycled over this range, the batteries exhibited excellent secondary performance with capacity losses as low as 0.001% per cycle. On charging to 5.3 V, a plateau with a median voltage of 5.1 V was observed. The total charge extracted between 3.8 V to 5.3 V corresponded to about 1 Li/Mn
2
O
4
.
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