Abstract
Subsequent annealing at enhances the rate capability of , delivering 180 mAh/g at and 8C rate compared to 50 mAh/g of quenched from . Although Rietvled refinement analyses of X-ray diffraction (XRD) data showed that there were no significant changes in the lattice parameters and cation distributions of the layered structure before and after annealing, XRD and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that annealing significantly reduced surface impurity phases such as lithium carbonate and -containing species. The influence of surface chemistry changes on the rate capability of was discussed.

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