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Preparation and Electrochemical Characterization of LiCoO2 Single Crystal Particles prepared by Super Critical Water Synthesis (SCWS)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Kiyoshi Kanamura
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Ohsawa, Hachioji, 192-0397 Tokyo, Japan, kanamura-kiyoshi@c.metrou.ac.jp
Takao Umegaki
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Ohsawa, Hachioji, 192-0397 Tokyo, Japan, kanamura-kiyoshi@c.metrou.ac.jp
Katsunori Toyoshima
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba Aramaki, 980-8579 Sendai, Japan
Ken-ichi Okada
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba Aramaki, 980-8579 Sendai, Japan
Yukiya Hakuta
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba Aramaki, 980-8579 Sendai, Japan
Masafumi Adschiri
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba Aramaki, 980-8579 Sendai, Japan
Kunio Arai
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba Aramaki, 980-8579 Sendai, Japan
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Abstract

LiCoO2 single crystal particles were obtained by super critical water synthesis (SCWS) under optimized preparation conditions. The particle size of the LiCoO2 was less than 1 μm, which was much smaller than that of LiCoO2 prepared by a standard method. However, some unknown crystalline and amorphous phases coexisted with the well defined LiCoO2 single crystal particles. The discharge and charge characteristics of the LiCoO2 prepared by the SCWS were examined by some electrochemical methods. In the first cycle, an irreversible behavior was observed, and then the gradual decrease of the discharge capacity with discharge and charge cycle was also detected. The stable discharge capacity was estimated to be 80 mA h g−1 after the 100th cycle. This result may be due to the existence of amorphous phases and some structural defects.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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