Electrochemical properties of niobium and phosphate doped spherical Li-rich spinel LiMn_2O_4 synthesized by ion implantation method

Spherical Li-rich lithium manganese oxide（LMO） spinel material was synthesized by an ion implanted method assisted by polyalcohol doped with Niobium and Phosphate simultaneously.The material was characterized by scanning electron microscopy,X-ray diffraction and BET specific surface area analysis.The electrochemical performances were investigated with galvanostatic techniques and cyclic voltammetry.The synthesis process was investigated with TG/DSC.The results show that the lithium ion can be immersed into the pore of manganese dioxide at a low temperature with the ion implanted method.The prepared materials have a higher discharge capacity and better crystallization than those prepared by solid phase method.The doped Nb can improve the capacity of the Li-rich LMO spinel and reinforce the crystal growth along（111） and（400） planes.The crystal grains show circular and smooth morphology,which makes the specific surface area greatly decreased.Phosphate-doped LMO spinel exhibits good high-rate capacity and structure stability.The prepared Li（1.09）Mn（1.87）Nb（0.031）O（3.99）（PO4）（0.021）delivers a discharge capacity of 119mAhg^-1 at 0.2C（1C=148mAg^-1） and 112.8 mAhg^-1 at 10 C,the discharge capacity retention reaches 98% at 1 ℃ after 50 cycles at 25 ℃ and 94% at 55 ℃.