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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Nanomaterials Volume 2012, Article ID 259684, 6 pages doi:10.1155/2012/259684 Research Article Cycling Performance of Nanocrystalline LiMn2O4 Thin Films via Electrophoresis S. Parvathy, R. Ranjusha, K. Sujith, K. R. V. Subramanian, N. Sivakumar, Shantikumar V. Nair, and Avinash Balakrishnan Nanosolar Division, Amrita Center for Nanosciences, Kochi 682 041, India Correspondence should be addressed to Shantikumar V. Nair, shantinair@ and Avinash Balakrishnan, avinash.balakrishnan@ Received 9 January 2012; Revised 20 March 2012; Accepted 21 March 2012 Academic Editor: Ali Eftekhari Copyright © 2012 S. Parvathy et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The present study demonstrates a novel approach by which titanium foils coated with LiMn2 O4 nanocrystals can be processed into a high-surface-area electrode for rechargeable batteries. A detailed study has been performed to elucidate how surface morphology and redox reaction behaviors underlying these electrodes impact the cyclic and capacity behavior. These nanocrystals were synthesized by in situ sintering and exhibited a uniform size of ∼55 nm. A direct deposition technique based on electrophoresis is employed to coat LiMn2 O4 nanocrystals onto titanium substrates. From the analysis of the relevant electrochemical parameters, an intrinsic correlation between the cyclability and particle size has been deduced and explained in accordance with the Li intercalation/deintercalation process. Depending on the particle size incorporated on these electrodes, it is seen that i