Effects of Feed Rate and pH Value on the Physical and Electrochemical Properties of LiNi0.4Co0.2Mn0.4O2 Cathode Material for Lithiumion Battery
The layered LiNi0.4Co0.2Mn0.4O2was synthesized by co-precipitation method using carbonate sodium as precipitant. The microscopic structural features and morphologies of as-prepared cathode materials were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). And then, the charge-discharge measurements were carried out to determine the electrochemical properties in a voltage range of 2.5-4.6 V. The results show that the pH value in the process of co-precipitation reaction plays a greater part on the electrochemical properties than feed rate does. The cathode materials prepared at higher pH value illustrate better electrochemical properties in the voltage range of 2.5-4.6 V, which can be attributed to a less cation mixing in the cathode material as well as the smaller primary particles and the smaller second particles.