Abstract: A lithium positive electrode active material intermediate including less than 80 wt % spinel phase and a net chemical composition of LixNiyMn2-yO4-? wherein 0.9?x?1.1; 0.4?y?0.5; and 0.1??. Further, a process for the preparation of a lithium positive electrode active material with high tap density for a high voltage secondary battery where the cathode is fully or partially operated above 4.4 V vs. Li/Li+, comprising the steps of a)heating a precursor in a reducing atmosphere at a temperature of from 300° C. to 1200° C. to obtain a lithium positive electrode active material intermediate; b)heating the product of step a. in a non-reducing atmosphere at a temperature of from 300° C. to 1200° C.; wherein the mass of the product of step b. increases by at least 0.25% compared to the mass of the product of step a.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium positive electrode active material for a high voltage secondary battery, where the lithium positive electrode active material comprises at least 94 wt % spinel. The spinel has a net chemical composition of LixNiyMn2-yO4, wherein: 0.95?x?1.05; 0.43?y?0.47; and wherein the lithium positive electrode active material has a capacity of at least 138 mAh/g, wherein y is determined by means of a method selected from the group consisting of electrochemical determination, X-ray diffraction and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) in combination with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The invention also relates to a process for preparation of a lithium positive electrode active material for a high voltage secondary battery of the invention as well as a secondary battery comprising a lithium positive electrode active material according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lithium positive electrode active material for a high voltage secondary battery: the lithium positive electrode active material comprising at least 94 wt % spinel, where the spinel has a net chemical composition of LixNiyMn2-yO4, wherein: 0.95?x?1.05; 0.43?y?0.47. The lithium positive electrode active material is made up of particles characterized by one or more of the following parameter ranges: the particles have average aspect ratio below 1.6, the particles have a roughness below 1.35, particles have a circularity above 0.55. Then invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the lithium positive electrode active material as well as a secondary battery comprising the lithium positive electrode active material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium positive electrode active material for a high voltage secondary battery, where the lithium positive electrode active material comprising a spinel, and the spinel has a chemical composition of LixNiyMn2-yO4, wherein: 0.95?x?1.05; and 0.43?y?0.47. The lithium positive electrode active material is synthesized from precursors containing Li, Ni, and Mn in a ratio Li:Ni:Mn:X:Y:2?Y, wherein: 0.95?X?1.05; and 0.42?Y<0.5. The present invention also relates to a process of preparing the lithium positive electrode active material as well as a secondary battery comprising the lithium positive electrode active material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lithium positive electrode active material for a high voltage secondary battery, where the cathode is fully or partially operated above 4.4 V vs. Li/Li+. The lithium positive electrode active material comprises at least 95 wt % spinel having a chemical composition of LixNiyMn2-y-zDzO4, wherein 0.9?x?1.1, 0.4?y?0.5, 0.02?z?0.2, wherein D is a dopant chosen between the following elements: Co, Cu, Ti, Zn, Mg, Fe or combinations thereof. The lithium positive electrode active material is a powder composed of secondary particles formed by primary particles, wherein said lithium positive electrode active material has a tap density of at least 1.9 g/cm3. The invention also relates to process for preparing the lithium positive electrode active material of the invention and a secondary battery comprising the lithium positive electrode active material of the invention.

Abstract: A lithium positive electrode active material intermediate including less than 80 wt % spinel phase and a net chemical composition of LixNiyMn2-yO4-? wherein 0.9?x?1.1; 0.4?y?0.5; and 0.1??. Further, a process for the preparation of a lithium positive electrode active material with high tap density for a high voltage secondary battery where the cathode is fully or partially operated above 4.4 V vs. Li/Li+, comprising the steps of a)heating a precursor in a reducing atmosphere at a temperature of from 300° C. to 1200° C. to obtain a lithium positive electrode active material intermediate; b)heating the product of step a. in a non-reducing atmosphere at a temperature of from 300° C. to 1200° C.; wherein the mass of the product of step b. increases by at least 0.25% compared to the mass of the product of step a.

Abstract: A lithium positive electrode active material intermediate comprising less than 80 wt % spinel phase and a net chemical composition of LixNiyMn2-yO4-? wherein 0.9?x?1.1; 0.4?y?0.5; and 0.1??; where the lithium positive electrode active material intermediate has been heat treated in a reducing atmosphere at a temperature of from 300° C. to 1200° C. A process for the preparation of a lithium positive electrode active material with high tap density for a high voltage secondary battery where the cathode is fully or partially operated above 4.4 V vs. Li/Li+, comprising the steps of a) heating a precursor in a reducing atmosphere at a temperature of from 300° C. to 1200° C. to obtain a lithium positive electrode active material intermediate; b) heating the product of step a. in a non-reducing atmosphere at a temperature of from 300° C. to 1200° C.

Abstract: A lithium positive electrode active material including at least 95 wt % spinel having a chemical composition of LixNiyMn2-y-z1-z2D1z1D2z2O4, wherein 0.9?x?1.1, 0.4?y?0.5, 0.005?z1?0.2, 0?z2?0.2, wherein D1 and D2 are dopants chosen between the following elements: Co, Cu, Ti, Zn, Mg, Fe or combinations thereof. D1 and D2 are different dopants, and the lithium positive electrode active material is a powder composed of material particles, wherein the distribution of dopant D1 is non-uniform along a radial axis of the material particles and the distribution of the dopant D2 is substantially uniform along the radial axis of the material particles. Also, a process for preparing the lithium positive electrode active material and a secondary battery comprising the lithium positive electrode active material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cathode active material for a high voltage secondary battery with a cathode arranged for being fully or mainly operated above 4.4 V vs. Li/Li+, wherein the cathode active material is an oxide that comprises sulfate as a capacity fade reducing compound. The invention also relates to a cathode active material for a high voltage secondary battery having the composition LixMyMn2?yO4?v(SO4)z, where 0.9?x?1.1, 0.4?y?0.5, 0<z?0.1, 0?v?z and M is a transition metal chosen from the group consisting of Ni, Mg, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, Al, Ga, Rb, Ge, Mo, Nb, Zr, Si and combinations thereof, wherein the cathode active material comprises sulfate as a capacity fade reducing compound. Furthermore, the invention relates to a secondary battery comprising the cathode active material according to the invention, and to a method for preparing the cathode active materials of the invention.

Abstract: A lithium positive electrode active material intermediate comprising less than 80 wt % spinel phase and a net chemical composition of LixNiyMn2-yO4-? wherein 0.9?x?1.1; 0.4?y?0.5; and 0.1??; where the lithium positive electrode active material intermediate has been heat treated in a reducing atmosphere at a temperature of from 300° C. to 1200° C. A process for the preparation of a lithium positive electrode active material with high tap density for a high voltage secondary battery where the cathode is fully or partially operated above 4.4 V vs. Li/Li+, comprising the steps of a) heating a precursor in a reducing atmosphere at a temperature of from 300° C. to 1200° C. to obtain a lithium positive electrode active material intermediate; b) heating the product of step a. in a non-reducing atmosphere at a temperature of from 300° C. to 1200° C.