Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LiCoO₂) Powder

LiCoO₂ Powder, Benchmark Battery Materials

High capacity (≥151 mAh/g) LCO powder for lithium-ion battery cathode application

Specifications | Crystal Structure | MSDS | Literature and Reviews

Lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO₂ or LCO), CAS number 12190-79-3, is a benchmark battery material that replaces lithium metal as cathode for greater stability and capacity. This high performance LCO cathode material dominates in computer, communication, and consumer electronics-based lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with the merits of easy procession, unprecedented volumetric and gravimetric energy density, and high operation potential.

LiCoO₂ possesses a high theoretical specific capacity (274 mAh/g) and high discharge voltage (~4.2 V vs Li⁺/Li). However, when half of the Li⁺ are removed roughly at 4.0 − 4.2 V, it causes an abrupt change in configurational entropy (ΔS) and leads to structural instability. Consequently, commercial LiCoO₂ exhibits a maximum capacity of only ~165 mAh/g.

High discharge voltage

(~4.2 V vs Li⁺/Li)

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Intrinsic low-cost

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Greater stability and capacity

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Crystal Structure

The crystal structure of LiCoO₂ consists of cobalt atoms that are in the trivalent oxidation state (Co³⁺), sandwiched between two layers of oxygen atoms. Parallel layers of monovalent lithium cations (Li⁺) lie between extended anionic sheets of cobalt and oxygen atoms.

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MSDS Documents

Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LiCoO₂) Powder MSDS Sheet

Literatures

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11. Dual-Function Regeneration of Waste Lithium Cobalt Oxide for Stable High Voltage Cycle Performance, Z. Fei et al., ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 9 (33), 11194–11203 (2021); DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c03266.