Journal of Advanced Materials and Technologies

Journal of Advanced Materials and Technologies

Effect of Calcination Temperature and Fuel to Oxidant Ratio for Synthesis of Li Ni0.5Mn0.3Co0.2 Cathode Powder for Li-ion Battery Via Solution Combustion Method

Authors
Milad Ghorbanzadeh 1
Mohammad Mehdi Hadavi 2
Reza Riahifar 2
Masoud Mohammadi Rahvard 3
Ramin Badrnezhad 4
1 Materials and Energy Research Center, Karaj, Iran
2 Materials and Energy Research Center, Karaj, Iran.
3 Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
4 Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Teheran, Iran.
10.30501/jamt.2017.70360
Abstract
 Single phase LiNi0.5Mn0.3Co0.2O2 compound were prepared via acid citric-nitrate combustion method. The
effect of F/O= (0.5, 0.75,1 and 1.5) and calcination temperature (700, 800, 850 and 900Ԩ ) on the structural and
electrochemical properties were investigated. The structural evolution was assessed by thermo gravimetric
analysis/simultaneous differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), inductively coupled plasma optical
emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) experiments. The
electrochemical performance was evaluated by analyzing the charge/discharge profiles and cycling stability. The results
show that the best electrochemical performance with 159 mAh/g discharge capacity in 0.1 mA/cm2 current density and
95% cycling stability after 20 cycles for sample of calcination temperature of 850Ԩ and F/O=1. The improved
electrochemical behavior is closely connected to the reduction of the cation mixing after metal substitution and
reduction of ion diffusion path for Nano particles size. 
Keywords
Solution Combustion method
calcination temperature
F/O ratio
Li Ni0.5Mn0.3Co0.2 cathode powder
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  • Receive Date 04 January 2017
  • Revise Date 03 May 2017
  • Accept Date 11 July 2016