Significant Enhancement of the Capacity and Cycling Stability of Lithium-Rich Manganese-Based Layered Cathode Materials via Molybdenum Surface Modification
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Preparation and Characterization
3.2. Electrochemical Measurement
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Materials | A (Å) | C (Å) | V (Å) | C/A | I(003)/I(104) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LMR | 2.845 | 14.315 | 100.343 | 5.03 | 1.20 |
LMR-Mo | 2.856 | 14.374 | 101.537 | 5.03 | 1.30 |
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Shao, Y.; Lu, Z.; Li, L.; Liu, Y.; Yang, L.; Shu, T.; Li, X.; Liao, S. Significant Enhancement of the Capacity and Cycling Stability of Lithium-Rich Manganese-Based Layered Cathode Materials via Molybdenum Surface Modification. Molecules 2022, 27, 2100. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27072100
Shao Y, Lu Z, Li L, Liu Y, Yang L, Shu T, Li X, Liao S. Significant Enhancement of the Capacity and Cycling Stability of Lithium-Rich Manganese-Based Layered Cathode Materials via Molybdenum Surface Modification. Molecules. 2022; 27(7):2100. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27072100
Chicago/Turabian StyleShao, Yijia, Zhiyuan Lu, Luoqian Li, Yanni Liu, Lijun Yang, Ting Shu, Xiuhua Li, and Shijun Liao. 2022. "Significant Enhancement of the Capacity and Cycling Stability of Lithium-Rich Manganese-Based Layered Cathode Materials via Molybdenum Surface Modification" Molecules 27, no. 7: 2100. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27072100