Materials and Methods of Producing Lithium Cobalt Oxide Materials of A Battery Cell

An oxide material, comprising:

• a lithium cobalt oxide material (LixCoyOz) wherein x is from 0.9 to 1.1 (0.9≤x≤1.1), y is from 0.9 to 1.1 (0.9≤y≤1.1), and z is from 1.8 to 2.2 (1.8≤n≤2.2) and being obtained from a process comprising:
• adjusting a molar ratio MLiSalt:MCoSalt of a lithium-containing salt and a cobalt-containing salt to be a ratio of about x:y in a liquid mixture and forming a mist of the liquid mixture;
• mixing the mist of the liquid mixture with a gas flow to form a gas-liquid mixture;
• drying the gas-liquid mixture in the presence of a second gas flow to form a gas-solid mixture at a drying temperature of 200° C. or higher;
• separating the gas-solid mixture into one or more solid particles of an oxide material;
• and
• annealing the solid particles of the oxide material at an annealing temperature of 400° C. or higher to obtain crystalized particles of the lithium cobalt oxide material.

An oxide material, comprising:

• a lithium cobalt oxide material having a chemical formula of Lix Coy Oz, wherein x is from 0.9 to 1.1 (0.9≤x≤1.1), y is from 0.9 to 1.1 (0.9≤y≤1.1), z is from 1.8 to 2.2 (1.8≤z≤2.2), being obtained from a process comprising:
• adjusting a molar ratio MLiSalt:MCoSalt of a lithium-containing salt and a cobalt-containing salt into a liquid mixture and forming a mist of the liquid mixture, where the liquid mixture comprises:
• the lithium-containing salt;
• the cobalt-containing salt;
• and
• a suitable solvent;
• mixing the mist of the liquid mixture with a gas flow to form a gas-liquid mixture;
• drying the gas-liquid mixture to form one or more solid particles of an oxide material at a drying temperature of 200° C. or higher;
• and
• annealing the solid particles of the oxide material at an annealing temperature of 400° C. or higher to obtain crystalized particles of the lithium cobalt oxide material.

A method of producing a lithium cobalt oxide material (Lix Coy Oz) comprising:

• adjusting a molar ratio MLiSalt:MCoSalt of a lithium-containing salt and a cobalt-containing salt within a liquid mixture to be a ratio of about x:y, and wherein x is from 0.9 to 1.1 (0.9≤x≤1.1), y is from 0.9 to 1.1 (0.9≤y≤1.1), and z is from 1.8 to 2.2 (1.8≤n≤2.2) and forming a mist of the liquid mixture;
• mixing the mist of the liquid mixture with a gas flow to form a gas-liquid mixture;
• drying the gas-liquid mixture to form a gas-solid mixture at a drying temperature of 200° C. or higher;
• separating the gas-solid mixture into one or more solid particles of an oxide material;
• and
• annealing the solid particles of the oxide material at an annealing temperature of 400° C. or higher to obtain crystalized particles of the lithium cobalt oxide material.