@article{PATENT, recid = {8125}, title = {Protective coating on positive lithium-metal-oxide electrodes for lithium batteries}, number = {PATENT}, month = {May}, year = {2006}, abstract = {A positive electrode for a non-aqueous lithium cell comprising a LiMn<SUB>2-x</SUB>M<SUB>x</SUB>O<SUB>4 </SUB>spinel structure in which M is one or more metal cations with an atomic number less than 52, such that the average oxidation state of the manganese ions is equal to or greater than 3.5, and in which 0<=x<=0.15, having one or more lithium spine oxide LiM'<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>4 </SUB>or lithiated spinel oxide Li<SUB>1+y</SUB>M'<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>4 </SUB>compounds on the surface thereof in which M' are cobalt cations and in which 0<=y<=1.}, url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/8125}, }