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Title: Mechanistic studies on the electrochemically lithiated spinel LiCuVO sub 4

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (United States)

The lithiation mechanism of the spinel LiCuVO{sub 4} was studied by X-ray diffraction, XPS, and electrochemical measurements using the lithium cell with the spinel cathode. The lithiation proceeded by the following steps: (1) in the multiphasic reaction for x < 1.5 in Li{sub 1+x}CuVO{sub 4}, the LiCuVO{sub 4} spinel transforms to a new phase, Li{sub 2.5}Cu{sub 0.5}VO{sub 4}, and Cu metal; (2) in the monophasic electrochemical displacement reaction for 1.5 < x < 2.0, the copper ions extrude from Li{sub 2.5}Cu{sub 0.5}VO{sub 4} with lithium intercalation, which forms Li{sub 3}VO{sub 4} and Cu metal; (3) in the intercalation reaction for 2.0 < x <5.0, lithium ions intercalate into Li{sub 3}VO{sub 4} with several reaction steps. The new phase, Li{sub 2.5}Cu{sub 0.5}VO{sub 4}, lithiated reversibly with the electrochemical displacement between copper and lithium ions.

OSTI ID:
7163325
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (United States), Vol. 94:2; ISSN 0022-4596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English