DOI: 10.1039/d6sc06403e ISSN: 2041-6520

Mn vacancies in Mn 3 O 4 : steering lithiation kinetics during solid-state synthesis toward ultrastable spinel cathode materials

Rui-Xiang Wang, Yu-Qi Zhou, Jia-Qi Huang, Ce-Heng Duan, Jia-Jie Zhang, Le-Yi Zhong, Zhi-Zhong Shen, Xue-Chun Huang, Bin He, Xiao-Juan Chen, Tian-Yuan Xiao, Dan Xiao, Yan Meng

Mn vacancies in Mn 3 O 4 precursors accelerate lithiation and suppress Mn 2 O 3 formation, enabling more uniform Mn–O framework reconstruction and producing LiMn 2 O 4 with improved lattice integrity and Li + transport.