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Chem. Commun., 2006, 544 - 545, DOI: 10.1039/b514681j


Highly reversible lithium metal secondary battery using a room temperature ionic liquid/lithium salt mixture and a surface-coated cathode active material

Shiro Seki, Yo Kobayashi, Hajime Miyashiro, Yasutaka Ohno, Akira Usami, Yuichi Mita, Masayoshi Watanabe and Nobuyuki Terada


For the purpose of realizing high-voltage, high-capacity, long-life and safe rechargeable batteries, a lithium secondary battery that uses high-voltage stable ZrO2-coated LiCoO2 cathode powder and a nonvolatile high-safety room temperature ionic liquid was fabricated.

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