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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1- Motivation: Li-Co-Mn-Ni Oxide Materials
1.2 -Layered and Spinel Structures
1.3 - The Li-Co-Mn-O Face of the Pyramid
1.4- The Li-Mn-Ni-O Face of the Pyramid
1.4.1- Li-Mn-Ni-O Spinel Solid-Solutions
1.4.2- Li-Mn-Ni-O Layered Solid-Solutions
1.4.3- The Co-Existence Region Between the Spinel and Layered Struc-tures
1.5- Structure of this Thesis
Chapter 2 Experimental and Theoretical Considerations
2.1- Sample Preparation.
2.1.1- Synthesis of Combinatorial Samples
2.1.2- Synthesis of Bulk Samples
2.2- X-Ray Diffraction.
2.2.1- High Throughput XRD of Combinatorial Samples
2.2.2- XRD of Bulk Samples
2.3- Fitting of Combinatorial XRD Patterns.
2.4- Methods to Generate the Phase Diagrams
2.5- Electrochemical Tests
2.6- Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis
2.7- Elemental Analysis
2.8- Scanning Electron Microscopy
2.9- Redox Titration
2.10- X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy
2.11- Helium Pycnometry
2.12- Monte Carlo Simulations
Chapter 3 Optimization of the Synthesis of Combinatorial Samples
3.1- Experimental Design
3.2- TGA Results for Lithium Loss During Synthesis
3.3- XRD Results of Lithium Loss
3.3.1- Combinatorial samples
3.3.2- Combinatorial Samples During Synthesis
3.4- Conclusions Regarding Synthesis of Combinatorial Samples
Chapter 4 Combinatorial Studies in the Li-Co-Mn-O System
4.1- Experimental Design
4.2- Spinel -Layered Co-Existence Region
4.3- LiCoO2 -Li2MnO3
4.4- Monte Carlo Simulation
4.5- Conclusions Regarding the Formation of Layered-Layered Composites intheLi-Co-Mn-O System
Chapter 5 Combinatorial Studies of the Spinel and Rocksalt Re-gions in the Li-Mn-Ni-O System
5.1- Experimental Design
5.3- Rocksalt Single-Phase Region
5.4- Mn2O3 -Spinel Co-Existence Region
5.5- Spinel -Ordered Rocksalt Co-Existence Region
5.6- Conclusions Regarding Spinel and Rocksalt Li-Mn-Ni Oxides
Chapter 6 Combinatorial Studies of Compositions Containing Lay-ered Phases in the Li-Mn-Ni-O System
6.1- Experimental Design
6.2- Single-Phase Layered Region
6.3- Two-Phase Layered-Spinel Region
6.4- Two-Phase Layered-Layered Region
6.5- The R, N, S and M phases
6.6- Three-Phase Regions, Quenched
6.7- Three-Phase Regions, Slow Cooled
6.8- The Upper Boundary of the Layered Region
6.9- Conclusions Regarding Combinatorial Studies of Li-Mn-Ni-O Materials
Chapter 7 Investigations of Bulk Li-Mn-Ni-O Samples to Confirm the Combinatorial Studies
7.1- Motivation
7.2- Experimental Design
7.3- Structural Results
7.4- Electrochemistry of the R, M and N Phases
7.5- Conclusions Based on Bulk Li-Mn-Ni-O Samples
Chapter 8 Layered Materials with Metal Site Vacancies
8.1- Motivation for the Study of Samples near Li2MnO3
8.2- Experimental Design
8.3- Monte Carlo Results
8.4- Vacancy Measurements
8.5- Li Ni1/6 1/6Mn2/3]O2
8.6- Conclusions Regarding Metal Site Vacancies in Li-Mn-Ni-O Materials
Chapter 9 Materials Near the Layered Boundary
9.1- Motivation for Studying LiNi0.5Mn0.5O2
9.2- Experimental Design
9.3- Structural Results
9.4- Monte Carlo Simulation Results
9.5- Electrochemical Measurements
9.6- Li1+x Ni0.5Mn0.5]1-xO2 Series with 0
9.7- Conclusions Regarding Layered-Layered Nano-Composites
Chapter 10 Conclusions and Future Works