Pristine and Al-doped lithium manganese oxide (LiAlxMn2-xO4) spinel cathode materials were successfully synthesized by combustion method using urea as reducer and fuel. The structural and electrochemical properties of the as-synthesized powders were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy and charge/discharge testing. The effect of aluminium doping on the discharge capacity was studied for different aluminium concentration x= 0, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.5. The as-synthesized Al doped samples LiAl0.05Mn1.95O4 and LiAl0.1Mn1.9O4 exhibited higher discharge capacity for the first two cycles compared to the first cycle discharge capacity of pristine LiMn2O4. The first-principles calculations predict an increase in lattice parameter for x=0.05 and 0.1 to be responsible for the increase in first cycle discharge capacity for x=0.05 and 0.1. In addition, we have found that LiAl0.5Mn1.5O4 sample exhibited the more stable capacity than the other samples.
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Kebede, M.A., Phasha, M.J., Kunjuzwa, N., Le Roux, L.J., Mkhonto, D, Ozoemena, K.I and Mathe, M.K. 2014. Structural and electrochemical properties of aluminium doped LiMn2O4 cathode materials for Li battery: experimental and ab initio calculations. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, vol. 5, 44-49
Kebede, M. A., Phasha, M., Kunjuzwa, N., Le Roux, L. J., Mkhonto, D., Ozoemena, K., & Mathe, M. K. (2014). Structural and electrochemical properties of aluminium doped LiMn2O4 cathode materials for Li battery: experimental and ab initio calculations. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7234
Kebede, Mesfin A, MJ Phasha, N Kunjuzwa, Lukas J Le Roux, D Mkhonto, KI Ozoemena, and Mahlanyane K Mathe "Structural and electrochemical properties of aluminium doped LiMn2O4 cathode materials for Li battery: experimental and ab initio calculations." (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7234
Kebede MA, Phasha M, Kunjuzwa N, Le Roux LJ, Mkhonto D, Ozoemena K, et al. Structural and electrochemical properties of aluminium doped LiMn2O4 cathode materials for Li battery: experimental and ab initio calculations. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7234.
Copyright: 2014 Elsevier. This is the post print version of the work. The definitive version is published in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, vol. 5, 44-49