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6 Combinatorial Studies of Compositions Containing Layered Phases . . .
This chapter should be of particular benefit to researchers working on composite
electrode materials in the Li–Mn–Ni–O system. The phase diagrams produced here
are consistent with all published XRD patterns found in the literature for samples
in the coexistence region between the spinel and layered regions. At this point in
time, it is unclear what dominates the properties of composite electrodes and in
particular how the respective phases affect each other during cycling. Having a phase
diagram should now make it possible to perform systematic studies of spinel-layered
composite electrodes to better understand how the properties of a composite relate
to those of its component phases.
6 Combinatorial Studies of Compositions Containing Layered Phases . . .
This chapter should be of particular benefit to researchers working on composite
electrode materials in the Li–Mn–Ni–O system. The phase diagrams produced here
are consistent with all published XRD patterns found in the literature for samples
in the coexistence region between the spinel and layered regions. At this point in
time, it is unclear what dominates the properties of composite electrodes and in
particular how the respective phases affect each other during cycling. Having a phase
diagram should now make it possible to perform systematic studies of spinel-layered
composite electrodes to better understand how the properties of a composite relate
to those of its component phases.