TY - JFULL AU - Wei-Bo Hua and Zhuo Zheng and Xiao-Dong Guo and Ben-He Zhong PY - 2016/3/ TI - Microstructure and Electrochemical Properties of LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3-xAlxO2 Cathode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries T2 - International Journal of Chemical and Materials Engineering SP - 151 EP - 155 VL - 10 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10003465 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 110, 2016 N2 - The layered structure LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3-xAlxO2 (x = 0 ~ 0.04) series cathode materials were synthesized by a carbonate co-precipitation method, followed by a high temperature calcination process. The influence of Al substitution on the microstructure and electrochemical performances of the prepared materials was investigated by X-Ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and galvanostatic charge/discharge test. The results show that the LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3-xAlxO2 has a well-ordered hexagonal α-NaFeO2 structure. Although the discharge capacity of Al-doped samples decreases as x increases, LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3-0.02Al0.02O2 exhibits superior capacity retention at high voltage (4.6 V). Therefore, LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3-0.02Al0.02O2 is a promising material for “green” vehicles. ER -