“…, 11 (29) 7-13 (2008 It has been previously suggested the oxidation states of Ni, Co and Mn are +2, +3 and +4, respectively, in the NCM (Ni/Mn molar ratio = 1) series (4)(5)(6)(7)(8). In our previous work, in order to obtain information for the oxidation states of transition metal in NCM (Ni/Mn molar ratio = 1), Ni, Mn and Co K-edge XANES spectra were measured (10,11). These results could be interpreted as partial oxidation of Ni from 2+ to 3+ on doping of lithium ion because only Ni K-edge XANES shifted to higher energy due to the oxidation of Ni as excess lithium content increased.…”