DIRECT SYNTHESIS OF NICKEL-RICH MONOCRYSTALLINE NMC FROM A TRANSITION METAL HYDROXIDE PRECURSOR AND A LITHIUM COMPOUND

Aspects of a one-step method for synthesizing monocrystalline LiNiMnMCoOinclude heating a solid hydroxide precursor comprising NiMnMCo(OH)and a molar excess of a lithium compound in an oxygen-containing atmosphere at a temperature T for an effective period of time t to form monocrystalline lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) having a formula LiNiMnMCoO. In the formula, M represents one or more dopant metals, 0.6≤x