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Hydrothermal Synthesis of Li-Mn Spinel Nanoparticle from K-Birnessite and Its Electrochemical Characteristics  

Kim, Jun-Il (Energy Materials Center, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology)
Lee, Jae-Won (Energy Materials Center, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology)
Park, Sun-Min (Energy Materials Center, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology)
Roh, Kwang-Chul (Energy Materials Center, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology)
Sun, Yang-Kook (Department of Applied Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.21, no.5, 2010 , pp. 590-592 More about this Journal
Abstract
Li-Mn spinel ($LiMn_2O_4$) is prepared by a hydrothermal process with K-Birnessite ($KMnO_4{\cdot}yH_2O$) as a precursor. The K-Birnessite obtained via a hydrothermal process with potassium permanganate [$KMnO_4$] and urea [$CO(NH_2)_2$] as starting materials are converted to Li-Mn spinel nanoparticles reacting with LiOH. The molar ratio of LiOH/K-Birnessite is adjusted in order to find the effect of the ratio on the structural, morphological and electrochemical performances of the Li-Mn spinel. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and thermogravimetry (TG) are used to investigate the crystal structure and morphology of the samples. Galvanostatic charge and discharge are carried out to measure the capacity and rate capability of the Li-Mn spinel. The capacity shows a maximum value of $117\;mAhg^{-1}$ when the molar ratio of LiOH/K-Birnessite is 0.8 and decreases with the increase of the ratio. However the rate capability is improved with the increase of the ratio due to the reduction of the particle size.
Keywords
lithium ion battery; Li-Mn spinel; K-Birnessite; hydrothermal;
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