ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL POWDER WITH SIZE DEPENDENT COMPOSITION AND METHOD TO PREPARE THE SAME
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1. A powderous electrode active material comprising:
- a lithium transition metal oxide LiaMbO2,where 0.9<
a<
1.1, 0.9<
b<
1.1 and M comprises MnxNiyCo1−
x−
y, 0≦
y≦
1, 0≦
x≦
1, said material having particles with a distribution of sizes, andwhere the content of Mn, Co and Ni in M varies with the size of the particles.
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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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1. A powderous electrode active material comprising:
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a lithium transition metal oxide LiaMbO2, where 0.9<
a<
1.1, 0.9<
b<
1.1 and M comprises MnxNiyCo1−
x−
y, 0≦
y≦
1, 0≦
x≦
1, said material having particles with a distribution of sizes, andwhere the content of Mn, Co and Ni in M varies with the size of the particles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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5. A powderous electrode active material comprising:
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a lithium transition metal oxide LiaMbO2, where 0.9<
a<
1.1, 0.9<
b<
1.1 and M comprises MnxNiyCo1−
x−
y, 0≦
y≦
1, 0≦
x≦
1,said material having particles with a layered crystal structure, and having a broad particle size distribution with d90/d10>
2, andwhere the content of Mn, Co and Ni in M varies with the size of the particles. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 26)
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