Solid NMR Studies of Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Li Battery

Li[Ni,Mn,Co]O$_2$ electrode has been studied by $\^$7/Li MAS NMR. A sharp resonance at -1 ppm and a very broad resonance at approximately 400 ppm are assigned to the Li ions in Co-only environment and Ni/Mn(Co) environment, respectively, indicating a segragation of Co ions and Ni/Mn ions. Different temperature behavior of the peak position is observed for Co-only environment and Ni/Mn(Co) environment. Oxidation of Ni ions is involved during the entire charging process. At high temperature, a peak narrowing caused by the electron hopping is observed.