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Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2023
Applicants:

University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Akihiro Kushima, Orlando, FL (US);

Takashi Hakari, Wako, JP;

Yoshiyuki Morita, Wako, JP;

Yoshiya Fujiwara, Wako, JP;

Akihisa Tanaka, Wako, JP;

Kazumasa Sakatsume, Wako, JP;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/36 (2006.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01); H01M 4/131 (2010.01); H01M 4/485 (2010.01); H01M 4/505 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/364 (2013.01); H01M 4/131 (2013.01); H01M 4/485 (2013.01); H01M 4/505 (2013.01); H01M 2004/021 (2013.01); H01M 2004/028 (2013.01);
Abstract

A nickel-free and cobalt-free cathode for a lithium (Li) battery is provided. The lithium manganese composite oxide material of the cathode has a sloping discharge voltage profile between 3V to 4 V. The material comprises multiple crystal structures with R3-m, C2/m, and Pmnm space groups, and is characterized to maintain a high capacity when these phases are in a specific ratio.


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