Lithium cobalt oxide

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IUPACName = lithium cobalt(III) oxide
OtherNames = lithium cobaltite
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CASNo = 12190-79-3
PubChem = 24867970
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Formula = LiCoO₂
MolarMass = 97.87 g mol⁻¹
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Lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO₂) is a chemical compound commonly used in the positive electrodes of lithium-ion batteries. The structure of LiCoO₂ is known theoretically and has been confirmed with techniques like x-ray diffraction, electron microscopy and neutron powder diffraction: it consists of layers of lithium that lie between slabs of octahedra formed by cobalt and oxygen atoms. [ cite journal | journal = Nature Materials | volume = 2 | year = 2003 | month = July | issue = 7 |pages = 464 - 467 | doi = 10.1038/nmat922 | title = Atomic resolution of lithium ions in LiCoO₂ | author = Yang Shao-Horn, Laurence Croguennec, Claude Delmas, E. Chris Nelson and Michael A. O'Keefem ]

Lithium cobalt oxide is toxic to humans; adequate safety precautions should be taken when handling it.Fact|date=May 2008

External links

* [http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/MSD-1-Ang-microscope.html Imaging Lithium Atoms]

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