Lithium cobalt oxide

Lithium cobalt oxide[1]

__ Li+     __ Co3+     __ O2−
Names
IUPAC name
lithium cobalt(III) oxide
Other names
lithium cobaltite
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 235-362-0
  • InChI=1S/Co.Li.2O/q+3;+1;2*-2
    Key: LSZLYXRYFZOJRA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Li+].[O-2].[Co+3].[O-2]
Properties
LiCoO
2
Molar mass 97.87 g mol−1
Appearance dark blue or bluish-gray crystalline solid
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 harmful
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazard
Danger
H317, H350, H360
P201, P202, P261, P272, P280, P281, P302+P352, P308+P313, P321, P333+P313, P363, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lithium cobalt oxide, sometimes called lithium cobaltate[2] or lithium cobaltite,[3] is a chemical compound with formula LiCoO
2. The cobalt atoms are formally in the +3 oxidation state, hence the IUPAC name lithium cobalt(III) oxide.

Lithium cobalt oxide is a dark blue or bluish-gray crystalline solid,[4] and is commonly used in the positive electrodes of lithium-ion batteries.

  1. ^ 442704 - Lithium cobalt(III) oxide (2012-09-14). "Sigma-Aldrich product page". Sigmaaldrich.com. Retrieved 2013-01-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ A. L. Emelina, M. A. Bykov, M. L. Kovba, B. M. Senyavin, E. V. Golubina (2011), "Thermochemical properties of lithium cobaltate". Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry, volume 85, issue 3, pages 357–363; doi:10.1134/S0036024411030071
  3. ^ Ondřej Jankovský, Jan Kovařík, Jindřich Leitner, Květoslav Růžička, David Sedmidubský (2016) "Thermodynamic properties of stoichiometric lithium cobaltite LiCoO2". Thermochimica Acta, volume 634, pages 26-30. doi:10.1016/j.tca.2016.04.018
  4. ^ LinYi Gelon New Battery Materials Co., Ltd, "Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LiCoO2) for lithium ion battery ". Catalog entry, accessed on 2018-04-10,