Neutron Diffraction and Magnetic Susceptibility Studies on a High-Voltage Li1.2Mn0.55Ni0.15Co0.10O2 Lithium Ion Battery Cathode: Insight into the Crystal Structure

Lithium- and manganese-rich oxides undergo structural transformation and/or atomic rearrangements during the delithiation/lithiation process and ultimately suffer from several issues such as first cycle irreversible capacity and voltage fade. In order to understand the mechanism of these issues, perception of a detailed crystal structure of pristine material is obviously demanding. In this study, combined powder neutron diffraction (ND) and temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility techniques were employed to investigate the structure of a pristine lithium- and manganese-rich Li1.2Mn0.55Ni0.15Co0.10O2 cathode oxide. Rietveld refinement on the experimental ND pattern yields good fits by considering either Li2MO3 (M = Co, Mn, Ni) type monoclinic (C2/m space group) phase with 1% of Ni residing in the 4h lithium site or a composite structure consisting of 50% of Li2MnO3 type monoclinic (C2/m space group) and 50% LiMO2 (M = Co, Mn, Ni) type trigonal (R3m space group) structure. In the composite structure,...

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