title: Fabrication and properties of spray-dried nanofeatured spherical Ni(OH)2 materials.
abstract: Spherical agglomerates of nanostructured beta-phase Ni(OH)2 with the general formula Ni1-xCox(OH)2 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.3) for use as cathode materials were produced by a modified method including coprecipitation of Ni or Ni composite hydroxide and further spray drying of the precipitated and washed slurry. This process leads to the formation of spherical agglomerate particles with a narrow Gaussian-type distribution range. The method permits faster and cheaper production of cathode materials with a higher specific surface area and similar or better capacity and cycle life compared with the materials prepared via conventional technology.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, 2522 Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Konstantinov
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: S X
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Dou
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D003890:Desiccation; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D006878:Hydroxides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008863:Microspheres; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010316:Particle Size; D011208:Powders / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D006878:Hydroxides; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011208:Powders; C037473:nickel hydroxide; D009532:Nickel