Improved Voltage and Cycling for Li+ Intercalation in High-Capacity Disordered Oxyfluoride Cathodes.
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SUBMITTER: Ren S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5115328 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
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Improved Voltage and Cycling for Li<sup>+</sup> Intercalation in High-Capacity Disordered Oxyfluoride Cathodes.
Ren Shuhua S Chen Ruiyong R Maawad Emad E Dolotko Oleksandr O Guda Alexander A AA Shapovalov Viktor V Wang Di D Hahn Horst H Fichtner Maximilian M
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 20150612 10
<b>New high-capacity intercalation cathodes</b> of Li<sub>2</sub>V <i><sub>x</sub></i> Cr<sub>1-<i>x</i></sub> O<sub>2</sub>F with a stable disordered rock salt host framework allow a high operating voltage up to 3.5 V, good rate performance (960 Wh kg<sup>-1</sup> at ≈1 C), and cycling stability. ...[more]
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