Control over the fractions of layered rock salt and spinel-type phases in Li-(Mn,Co,Ni)-O electrodes was demonstrated using a pulsed laser deposition method. Li-(Mn,Co,Ni)-O epitaxial thin films were deposited on a SrTiO
3 (110) substrate and laser energy density (or fluence) was varied to obtain phase fraction control. X-ray diffraction measurements confirmed that the thin films had layered rock salt and spinel-type phases with (1-18) and (110) orientations, respectively. Systematic changes of the phase fraction with fluence variation were clearly confirmed. Relatively low fluence (<900 mJ cm
−2) favors the formation of a layered phase while the spinel phase is obtained with higher fluence values (>1000 mJ cm
−2). The lithium content in the film determines the fraction of each phase, and higher fluence values lead to lower lithium contents in the spinel phase. These two-phase films show lithium (de)intercalation activities with blended electrode characteristics in their cyclic voltammograms. These films could serve as model electrodes allowing analysis of the reactions of blended Li(Mn,Co,Ni)O
2 systems under battery operation conditions.
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