PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Zhang, Huigang
AU  - Ning, Hailong
AU  - Busbee, John
AU  - Shen, Zihan
AU  - Kiggins, Chadd
AU  - Hua, Yuyan
AU  - Eaves, Janna
AU  - Davis, Jerome
AU  - Shi, Tan
AU  - Shao, Yu-Tsun
AU  - Zuo, Jian-Min
AU  - Hong, Xuhao
AU  - Chan, Yanbin
AU  - Wang, Shuangbao
AU  - Wang, Peng
AU  - Sun, Pengcheng
AU  - Xu, Sheng
AU  - Liu, Jinyun
AU  - Braun, Paul V.
TI  - Electroplating lithium transition metal oxides
AID  - 10.1126/sciadv.1602427
DP  - 2017 May 01
TA  - Science Advances
PG  - e1602427
VI  - 3
IP  - 5
4099  - http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/5/e1602427.short
4100  - http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/5/e1602427.full
SO  - Sci Adv2017 May 01; 3
AB  - Materials synthesis often provides opportunities for innovation. We demonstrate a general low-temperature (260°C) molten salt electrodeposition approach to directly electroplate the important lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cathode materials LiCoO2, LiMn2O4, and Al-doped LiCoO2. The crystallinities and electrochemical capacities of the electroplated oxides are comparable to those of the powders synthesized at much higher temperatures (700° to 1000°C). This new growth method significantly broadens the scope of battery form factors and functionalities, enabling a variety of highly desirable battery properties, including high energy, high power, and unprecedented electrode flexibility.