简介：EmployingLi2CO3,NiO,Co3O4,andMnCO3powdersasstartingmaterials,Li[Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3]O2wassynthesizedbysolid-statereactionmethod.Variousgrindingaidswereappliedduringmillinginordertooptimizethesynthesisprocess.Aftersuccessiveheattreatmentsat650and950℃,thepreparedpowderswerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD)analysis,scanningelectronmicroscopy,andtransmissionelectronmicroscopy.Thepowderspreparedbyaddingsalt(NaCl)asgrindingaidexhibitaclearR3mlayerstructure.ThepowdersbyothergrindingaidslikeheptaneshowsomeimpuritypeaksintheXRDpattern.Theformerpowdersshowauniformparticlesizedistributionoflessthan1μmaveragesizewhilethelattershowsawidedistributionrangingfrom1to10μm.EnergydispersiveX-ray(EDX)analysissshowthattheratioofNi,Co,andMncontentinthepowderisapproximately1/3,1/3,and1/3,respecively.TheEDXdataindicatenoincorporationofsodiumorchlorineintothepowders.Charge-dischargetestsgaveaninitialdischargecapacityof160mAh·g-1forthepowderswithNaCladditionwhile70mAh·g-1forthepowderswithheptane.