Short-range ordering in a battery electrode, the 'cation-disordered' rocksalt Li1.25Nb0.25Mn0.5O2

Michael A. Jones, Philip J. Reeves, Ieuan D. Seymour, Matthew J. Cliffe, Siân E. Dutton* (Corresponding Author), Clare P. Grey* (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Cation order, with a local structure related to γ-LiFeO2, is observed in the nominally cation-disordered Li-excess rocksalt Li1.25Nb0.25Mn0.5O2via X-ray diffraction, neutron pair distribution function analysis, magnetic susceptibility and NMR spectroscopy. The correlation length of ordering depends on synthesis conditions and has implications for the electrochemistry of these phases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9027-9030
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume55
Issue number61
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Aug 2019

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We are grateful for the financial support of the EPSRC CDT in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Award EP/L015978/1 (MAJ), and Northeast Centre for Chemical Energy Storage (NECCES), an Energy Frontier Research Centre funded by the US Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Award DE-SC0012583 (PJR). Neutron scattering experiments were performed on the POLARIS instrument at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, with many thanks to Helen Playford. We thank Jack Hodkinson for assistance with neutron measurements and Josh Stratford for useful PDF discussions. MJC acknowledges the School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham for a Hobday Fellowship.

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