The poor high-temperature stability of spinel LiMn2O4 cathode material has become a bottleneck hindering its large-scale application. To enhance its high-temperature electrochemical performance, the effects of two different methods of lithium salt addition on its high-temperature electrochemical performance were studied. Two methods, Li+ infiltration and solid phase mixing, were used to prepare spinel LiMn2O4 cathode material by the same high-temperature solid phase method, respectively. The obtained materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Raman, and particle size analysis. Electrochemical performance tests were carried out on the electrochemical equipment by assembling into a half-battery. The results show that the material obtained by the lithium salt solid phase mixing method presents a loose structure composed of small primary particles to form a spherical secondary particle. However, the material obtained by the Li+ infiltration method presents an octahedral crystal structure, showing a trend toward single crystal. At the same time, its calcination time is greatly shortened (from 26 to 6 h) at the same calcination temperature. The electrochemical performance test results at 55 °C show that the LiMn2O4 prepared by Li+ infiltration has a better high-temperature electrochemical performance.
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