Structural Relaxation of Lix(Ni0.874Co0.090Al0.036)O2 after Lithium Extraction down to x = 0.12
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Electrochemical Lithium Extraction
2.2. X-ray Diffraction and the Rietveld Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Relaxation Time | Mole Fraction | c/Å | Oxide Ion Coordinates | Rwp | |||
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H2 Phase | H3 Phase | H2 Phase | H3 Phase | H2 Phase | H3 Phase | ||
0 h | 0.91 (1) | 0.09 (1) | 14.062 (2) | 13.843 (9) | 0.2316 (7) | 0.268 (4) | 5.09 |
50 h | 0.97 (1) | 0.03 (1) | 14.116 (1) | 13.755 (8) | 0.2341 (8) | 0.218 (10) | 5.71 |
100 h | 0.90 (4) | 0.10 (4) | 14.156 (10) | 13.246 (8) | 0.2329 (7) | 0.298 (9) | 5.40 |
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Kang, J.; Takai, S.; Yabutsuka, T.; Yao, T. Structural Relaxation of Lix(Ni0.874Co0.090Al0.036)O2 after Lithium Extraction down to x = 0.12. Materials 2018, 11, 1299. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11081299
Kang J, Takai S, Yabutsuka T, Yao T. Structural Relaxation of Lix(Ni0.874Co0.090Al0.036)O2 after Lithium Extraction down to x = 0.12. Materials. 2018; 11(8):1299. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11081299
Chicago/Turabian StyleKang, Jian, Shigeomi Takai, Takeshi Yabutsuka, and Takeshi Yao. 2018. "Structural Relaxation of Lix(Ni0.874Co0.090Al0.036)O2 after Lithium Extraction down to x = 0.12" Materials 11, no. 8: 1299. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11081299