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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jan Naess Reimers, Maple Ridge, CA;
Assignee:
NEC Moli Energy (Canada) Limited, Maple Ridge, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429224 ; 4292311 ;
Abstract
A novel form of the insertion compound having the formula Li.sub.x Mn.sub.2 O.sub.4 and a tetragonal crystal structure has been synthesized wherein x is a number in the range from about 1.7 to about 2.1. The insertion compound has a voltage relative to Li/Li.sup.+ in the range from about 3.2 to about 3.8 V and is thus air stable. The insertion compound is useful as an electrode material for lithium ion batteries. In particular, the insertion compound can be used as a cathode additive to result in a cathode limited construction. In certain applications, this can result in improved tolerance to overdischarge.