“…There are two regions observed in the initial charge curve: a sloping voltage region below 4.5 V and a long voltage plateau above 4.5 V. According to earlier findings from other groups, the sloping region below 4.5 V results from the oxidation of Co 3+ to Co 4+ and Ni 2+ to Ni 4+ , while the extended plateau between 4.5 and 4.8 V is caused by the simultaneous release of Li + ions and O 2− ions (in the form of Li 2 O). 40 As shown in Figure 5a, the initial discharge capacities were 220.8, 240.9, and 231.4 mAhg −1 for NCMO-900, NCMO-950, and NCMO-1000, respectively. Among the samples, the NCMO-950 sample showed the highest discharge capacity (240.9 mAhg −1 ).…”