Li-rich layered Li1+xMnyM1-x-yO2 (or denoted xLi2MnO3·(1 -x)LiMO2, M = Ni, Co, Mn, etc.) are promising cathode materials for high energy-density Li-ion batteries. However, their commercial applications suffer from problems such as a drop in the capacity and discharge voltage during cycling. In this work, the cycling performance of a layered oxide Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 is improved by integra...

Introduction: Ca-, Al-rich inclusions (CAIs) from CV chondrites commonly show oxygen isotope heterogeneity among different mineral phases within individual inclusions reflecting the complex history of CAIs in both the solar nebula and/or parent bodies [1]. The degree of isotopic exchange is typically mineralspecific, yielding O-rich spinel, hibonite and pyroxene and O-depleted melilite and anor...

The distribution of V in magmatic rocks is controlled primarily by spinel stability. Extensive previous experimental work at oxidized conditions on doped (V-rich) compositions has led to the recognition of the importance of temperature, oxygen fugacity, and spinel composition, but also left ambiguity with respect to the relative importance of these variables in controlling DV. One major uncerta...

The subsolidus phase relationships in the ZnO–InO1.5–SnO2 system were investigated at 12751C using X-ray diffraction. Each of the end members of the ternary diagram is a transparent conducting oxide. There are two substantial solid solutions in the ternary phase space, the bixbyite solid solution In2 2xZnxSnxO3 (x5 0–0.40), and the indium substituted zinc stannate spinel, Zn(2 x)Sn(1 x)In2xO4 (...

On the basis of the similarity between spinel and rocksalt structures, it is shown that some spinel oxides (e.g., MgCo2O4, etc) can be cathode materials for Mg rechargeable batteries around 150 °C. The Mg insertion into spinel lattices occurs via "intercalation and push-out" process to form a rocksalt phase in the spinel mother phase. For example, by utilizing the valence change from Co(III) to...

Introduction: Investigation of spectral anomalies in global data acquired with the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M) [1] has revealed a new, unique, and unexpected spinel-rich lithology on the central nearside. These spinel-rich deposits are found only among the Sinus Aestuum pyroclastic/dark mantle deposits (DMD) and are notably absent from the adjacent Rima Bode DMD. While these deposits are spatial...

Natural peridotite samples containing olivine, orthopyroxene, and spinel can be used to assess the oxygen fugacity ( fO2) of the upper mantle. The calculation requires accurate and precise quantification of spinel Fe3+/SFe ratios. Wood and Virgo (1989) presented a correction procedure for electron microprobe (EPMA) measurements of spinel Fe3+/SFe ratios that relies on a reported correlation bet...

The interaction of solid-solid phase transitions with convection in the Earth’s mantle involves, for univariant systems: (1) effects of latent heat and advection of ambient temperature on the position of the phase boundary and on its associated body force, and (2) the coupling of latent heat with the ordinary thermal expansivity of the material. For divariant systems, an effective thermal expan...

LiMn2O4 spinel is an attractive compound as a cathode material in lithium-ion batteries, due to its economical, environment, and safety advantages over LiCoO2. LiMn2O4 adopts the spinel structure with the space group Fd3 hm, in which the Li and Mn occupy the 8a tetrahedral and 16d octahedral sites of the cubic close-packed oxygen ions framework, respectively. However, LiMn2O4 tends to exhibit c...

Introduction: Wark-Lovering (WL) rims [1] surrounding many refractory inclusions represent marker events in the early evolution of the Solar System in which many inclusions were exposed to changes in pressure [2], temperature [3], and isotopic reservoirs [4-7]. The effects of these events can be complex, not only producing mineralogical variability of WL rims [2], but also leading to mineralogi...