《Local structure transformation of nano-sized Al-doped LiMn2O4 sintered at different temperatures》.pdf

Journal of Power Sources 119–121 (2003) 721–726 Local structure transformation of nano-sized Al-doped LiMn O 2 4 sintered at different temperatures a b b b,* Jyh-Fu Lee , Yin-Wen Tsai , Raman Santhanam , Bing Joe Hwang , Mo-Hua Yangc, Din-Goa Liua aNational Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 1 RD Road VI, Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC bMicroelectrochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 43 Keelung Road, Section 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC cMaterials Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, 195-5 Chung Hsing Road, Section 4, Chutung, Hsinchu 310, Taiwan, ROC Abstract LiMn2O4 and LiAl0.15Mn1.85O4 were synthesized via the sol–gel process using citric acid as the chelating agent, followed by sintering at various temperatures. The electronic and atomic structures of LiMn2O4 and LiAl0.15Mn1.85O4 powders were probed by means of Mn K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Al-doping was found to promote the sintering of spinel LiMn2O4 so that the degree of structural disorder around Mn atoms in LiAl Mn O becomes lower than that of LiMn O , leading to an excellent capacity retention of this cathode 0.15 1.85 4