Nanostructured Morphology of Spinel LiMn2O4 Oxide under Microwave Heating
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The surface morphology and structure of the cubic stoichiometric spinel LiMn2O4powder prepared by microwave heating were examined using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and transmittance electron microcopy. It is shown that the surface morphology of LiMn2O4particle changed with increasing preparing temperature, while the crystal structure kept unchanged. Novel nanostructured morphologies including nanorods and nanowhiskers were formed under appropriate synthesis conditions. The growth mechanism of the nanostructured morphology of spinel LiMn2O4was discussed in accordance with period bonding chains (PBCs) theory.