LiMnO2

Lithium manganese dioxide · LMO

Lithium manganese dioxide is a crystalline inorganic compound primarily utilized as a cathode material in rechargeable battery technologies. It is valued for its structural stability and ability to facilitate the movement of lithium ions during electrochemical cycling.

Crystal structure of LiMnO2 (monoclinic, C2/m (No. 12))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Lithium manganese dioxide, aggregated across 5 databases.

Band Gap

0.35–1.99 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
4 DFT sources

Structures

89
5 databases, 16 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for LiMnO2, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
C2/m (No. 12)monoclinic1.150.0000-7.4024.24
I41/amd (No. 141)tetragonal0.000.0019-7.4004.24
I41/amd (No. 141)tetragonal0.000.0142-7.3874.42
Pmmn (No. 59)orthorhombic0.350.0153-7.3864.23
Pmm2 (No. 25)orthorhombic0.900.0153-7.3864.02
Cm (No. 8)monoclinic1.270.0163-7.3854.01
Pnma (No. 62)orthorhombic1.090.0176-7.3844.31
Imma (No. 74)orthorhombic0.000.0209-7.3814.17
Cm (No. 8)monoclinic1.490.0220-7.3803.94
C2/c (No. 15)monoclinic1.660.0293-7.3723.94
P-1 (No. 2)triclinic0.000.0321-7.3694.16
Cc (No. 9)monoclinic0.000.0355-7.3663.99
Synthesis

Synthesis Routes

Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting LiMnO2.

Sol-Gel
Procedure available · ceder_solid_state
Sol-Gel
Procedure available · ceder_solid_state
Uses

Applications

Where Lithium manganese dioxide is used.

Lithium-ion batteriesEnergy storage systemsElectrochemical research
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Lithium manganese dioxide, answered from cross-validated data.

What is LiMnO2?

Lithium manganese dioxide is a crystalline inorganic compound primarily utilized as a cathode material in rechargeable battery technologies. It is valued for its structural stability and ability to facilitate the movement of lithium ions during electrochemical cycling.

More questions
What is LiMnO2 used for?
Lithium manganese dioxide (LiMnO2) is used in lithium-ion batteries, energy storage systems, and electrochemical research.
What is the band gap of LiMnO2?
Lithium manganese dioxide (LiMnO2) has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.35–1.99 eV across 89 reported structures.
Is LiMnO2 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 1.99 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is LiMnO2 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Lithium manganese dioxide (LiMnO2) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of LiMnO2?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Lithium manganese dioxide (LiMnO2) is monoclinic symmetry, space group C2/m (No. 12).
What is the density of LiMnO2?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Lithium manganese dioxide (LiMnO2) is 4.24 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of LiMnO2 are known?
89 structures of LiMnO2 are reported across 5 databases, spanning 16 distinct space groups.
How is LiMnO2 synthesized?
Literature-reported routes for LiMnO2 include sol-gel (2 procedures documented).
What elements does LiMnO2 contain?
Lithium manganese dioxide (LiMnO2) contains Li, Mn, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for LiMnO2 come from?
LiMnO2 data is cross-referenced from materials_project.
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Related Compounds

Other Layered Lithium Transition-Metal Oxides in the database.

Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).

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