Lithium Transition Metal Oxides

Dear Colleagues,

Lithium transition metal oxides have played a critical role in the commercialization and wide scale adaptation of the lithium-ion battery technology. The lithium transition metal oxides, which include lithium cobalt oxide (LCO), lithium manganese oxide (LMO), lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC), and lithium nickel cobalt aluminium oxide (NCA), are typically used as positive electrode materials in the lithium-ion batteries. However, these materials pose limitations in terms of end-of-charge voltage, energy density, power density, and life of the batteries. A substantial research has been conducted to overcome these limitations through modification of existing oxide materials. Nickel rich oxides, lithium-rich oxides, and high voltage spinel oxides are some of the examples of emerging positive electrode materials. Research on surface coatings and coating methods to increase the end-of-charge voltage of LCO based batteries has also been into the focus. Successful integration of these emerging materials will require an extensive understanding of the synthesis methods, lithium intercalation-deintercalation mechanisms, phase and structural changes, interaction with electrolyte, the negative electrode, and solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer, and long-term reliability.

We invite researchers to contribute to the Special Issue on “Lithium Transition Metal Oxides” which is intended to serve as a forum covering broad aspects of science, technology and the applications of various lithium transition metal oxides as positive electrode materials in lithium-ion batteries.

 The potential topics include, but are not limited to:

-    Synthesis of lithium transition metal oxides

-    Phase and structural changes during lithium intercalation-deintercalation

-    Interaction with electrolyte, negative electrode, and solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer

-    Properties of interfacial layers on transition metal oxides

-    Advanced material charcaterisation techniques

-    Application of surface coatings for interfacial and structural stability

-  Computational modeling of Lithium ion battery electrodes and electrode-electrolyte interfaces

Prof. Dr. Yutaka Moritomo
Dr. Dmitry Medvedev
Prof. Dr. Anton Meden
Guest Editors

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