Issue 11, 2015

Ultra-rapid microwave synthesis of Li3−xyMxN (M = Co, Ni and Cu) nitridometallates

Abstract

Single phase nitridometallates Li3−xyMxN (0.05 ≤ x ≤ 0.27; M = Co, Ni and Cu) with potential use as negative electrodes in lithium (Li+) ion batteries have been synthesised in <10 minutes via solid state reactions in a single mode cavity microwave reactor without an external susceptor. Reaction times are reduced by up to four orders of magnitude over previous synthetic methods. A combination of powder X-ray and neutron diffraction has provided detailed crystal structures of the vacancy-disordered nitrides. The electrochemical performance of these materials is comparable to that observed in conventionally-heated analogues.

Graphical abstract: Ultra-rapid microwave synthesis of Li3−x−yMxN (M = Co, Ni and Cu) nitridometallates

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
11 Aug 2015
Accepted
23 Sep 2015
First published
23 Sep 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 1045-1050

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Ultra-rapid microwave synthesis of Li3−xyMxN (M = Co, Ni and Cu) nitridometallates

N. Tapia-Ruiz, J. V. Laveda, R. I. Smith, S. A. Corr and D. H. Gregory, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2015, 2, 1045 DOI: 10.1039/C5QI00145E

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