Improving the Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries by Using Spinel Nanoparticles

Table 1

Crystallite size and microstrain content of Li-Mn spinels.

Sample	𝐷 (nm)	Microstrain (×10^−4)
LiMn2O4^(a)	92	19.3
LiMn2O4^(b)	116	10.7
LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4^(c)	79	2.1

Synthesis conditions: ^(a)absence of oxalic acid, ^(b,c)with oxalic acid, ^(c)with PEG400.