Retraction: Manivannan, V.; Chennabasappa, M.; Garrett, J. Optimization and Characterization of Lithium Ion Cathode Materials in the System (1 – x – y)LiNi_0.8Co_0.2O₂ • xLi₂MnO₃ • yLiCoO₂. Energies 2010, 3, 847-865.

It has been brought to our attention by an official faculty committee at Colorado State University that portions of the data of this article [1] are not derived from experimental activities. In particular, the ICP-AES data in Table 1 for Compound 6, and the cycle data plotted at cycle 15 and greater in Figure 9b represent projected rather than actual data.

After confirming this case with the authors, we have determined that indeed this manuscript clearly violates our editorial policy as well as the generally accepted ethics of scientific publication. Consequently, the Editorial Team and Publisher have determined that it should be retracted. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.