Tapia-Ruiz, N. and Laveda, J.V. and Smith, R.I. and Corr, S.A. and Gregory, D.H. (2015) Ultra-rapid microwave synthesis of Li3-x-yMxN (M = Co, Ni and Cu) nitridometallates. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2 (11). pp. 1045-1050.
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Single phase nitridometallates Li3−x−yMxN (0.05 ≤ x ≤ 0.27; M = Co, Ni and Cu) with potential use as negative electrodes in lithium (Li+) ion batteries have been synthesised in <10 minutes via solid state reactions in a single mode cavity microwave reactor without an external susceptor. Reaction times are reduced by up to four orders of magnitude over previous synthetic methods. A combination of powder X-ray and neutron diffraction has provided detailed crystal structures of the vacancy-disordered nitrides. The electrochemical performance of these materials is comparable to that observed in conventionally-heated analogues.