Li3MRuO5 (M = Co, Ni), new lithium-rich layered oxides related to LiCoO2: promising electrochemical performance for possible application as cathode materials in lithium ion batteries

Laha, S and Moran, E and Saez-Puche, R and Alario-Franco, MA and Dos Santos-Garcia, AJ and Gonzalo, E and Kuhn, A and Natarajan, S and Gopalakrishnan, J and Garcia-Alvarado, F (2013) Li3MRuO5 (M = Co, Ni), new lithium-rich layered oxides related to LiCoO2: promising electrochemical performance for possible application as cathode materials in lithium ion batteries. In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1 (36). pp. 10686-10692.

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Abstract

We describe the synthesis and crystal structure of Li3MRuO5 (M = Co and Ni), new rock salt related oxides. Both the oxides crystallize in the layered LiCoO2 (alpha-NaFeO2) structure, as revealed by powder XRD data. Magnetic susceptibility data suggest that the oxidation states of transition metals are Li3Co3+(ls)Ru4+(ls) O-5 (ls = low spin) for the M = Co compound and Li3Ni2+Ru5+O5 for the M = Ni compound. Electrochemical investigations of lithium deintercalation-intercalation behaviour reveal that both Co and Ni phases exhibit attractive specific capacities of ca. 200 mA h g(-1) at an average voltage of 4 V that has been interpreted as due to the oxidation of Co3+ and Ru4+ in Li3CoRuO5 and Ni2+ to Ni4+ in the case of Li3NiRuO5. Thus, a different role of Ru ions is played in the isostructural oxides. Finally, in both cases evidence of irreversible behaviour above 4.2 V is observed and interpreted as formation of high valent ions or alternatively oxidation of oxide ions.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Royal Society of Chemistry.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2013 11:38
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2013 11:38
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/47450

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