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Periodic mesoporous Li(x)(Mn(1/3)Ni(1/3)Co(1/3))O2 spinel
Matthew R Hill1, Jamie Booth, Laure Bourgeois
1CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Private Bag 33, Clayton South MDC, Victoria, 3169, Australia. matthew.hill@csiro.au
Abstract:
A monoclinic periodic mesoporous Li(x)(Mn(1/3)Ni(1/3)Co(1/3))O(2) spinel has been successfully prepared for the first time using a 'two solvents' pore infiltration methodology on hard silica templates. More commonly used synthetic techniques are not applicable to this complex material. This important battery cathode has a surface area of over 180 m(2)g(-1) and a pore size of 5.5 nm.
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