Hydrothermal synthesis and electrochemical behavior of orthorhombic LiMnO2

The most highlighted point of this work to emphasize is that it is the first trial to use Mn₃O₄ oxide as a precursor to synthesize orthorhombic LiMnO₂ by the hydrothermal method. A well-ordered orthorhombic LiMnO₂ phase was formed by the hydrothermal treatment of Mn₃O₄ with excess LiOH aqueous solution at 170 °C. According to TEM observation, the as-synthesized powder was single crystalline particle oxide. Comparing with other orthorhombic LiMnO₂ prepared by low temperature synthetic route and by high temperature calcination, the orthorhombic LiMnO₂ prepared by the hydrothermal route showed enhanced battery performance as a lithium battery cathode material. We believe that the new hydrothermal synthesis is expected as an excellent alternative of powder preparation method of high capacity cathode material to be used for Li-ion secondary battery.