Electrode active material powder with size dependent composition and method to prepare the same
US8012626B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a powderous electrode active material of lithium transition metal oxide LiaMbO2, wherein 0.9<a<1.1, 0.9<b<1.1 and M is dominantly transition metal chosen from Mn, Co and Nickel, having particles with a distribution of sizes, where the composition M varies with the size of the particles, and a preparation method thereof. The present invention also relates to an electrochemical cell, particularly rechargeable lithium battery, using the powderous electrode active material.
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