Lithium nickel cobalt manganate (NMC) is a ternary cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. Zhenhua New Materials is a leading company in my country.

Lithium nickel cobalt manganate (NMC), with the chemical formula LiNixCoyMn1-x-yO2, is a composite material with a layered structure composed of nickel, cobalt, manganese, lithium and other elements. Lithium nickel cobalt manganate appears as a black solid powder and is insoluble in water. It has the advantages of good thermal stability, high energy density, no agglomeration, and good fluidity. It is often used as a ternary cathode material for lithium-ion batteries.

The preparation methods of lithium nickel cobalt manganate include co-precipitation method, hydrothermal synthesis method, sol-gel method, spray drying method and high-temperature solid phase synthesis method. The co-precipitation method is the mainstream preparation method for lithium nickel cobalt manganate. It has the advantages of good quality of finished products, simple production process, and easy control of parameters. The sol-gel method has the characteristics of fast reaction speed and small particles of finished products, and is suitable for preparing high-purity products. Lithium nickel cobalt manganate; the high-temperature solid-phase synthesis method usually mixes the solid compound with the hydroxide of nickel-cobalt-manganese, sinters it under high-temperature conditions, and then goes through processes such as crushing and grinding to obtain the finished product.

According to the “2023-2028 China Lithium Nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide (NMC) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report span>》 shows that lithium nickel cobalt manganate is commonly used as a ternary cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, and aluminum shell batteries, polymer batteries, power batteries, etc. are its end products. At present, the global ternary cathode material market is mainly concentrated in the Asia-Pacific region, with my country, South Korea and Japan being the main producing countries in the world. With the improvement of independent research and development capabilities of local enterprises and the increasingly strong market demand, my country’s shipments of ternary cathode materials continue to grow, driving the prosperity of the lithium nickel cobalt manganate industry to continue to increase.

Lithium cobalt oxide is a widely used cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. Cobalt is a rare metal and accounts for a large part of its production cost. Lithium cobalt oxide has shortcomings such as poor safety, easy to cause environmental pollution, and high price, and cannot meet the large capacity and high power requirements of lithium-ion batteries. Compared with lithium cobalt oxide, lithium nickel cobalt manganate has lower production cost and excellent performance, and is expected to become its replacement product in the future.

There are many lithium nickel cobalt manganate manufacturers in my country. The main market participants include Zhongtian New Energy, Western Mining, Dangsheng Technology, Xiamen Tungsten Industry, Zhenhua New Materials, etc. Zhenhua New Materials focuses on the R&D, production and sales of lithium-ion battery cathode materials. The primary particle large single crystal nickel cobalt manganese lithium ternary cathode material is the company’s star product. Currently, it has mastered the polycrystalline nickel cobalt manganese ternary cathode material. Synthesis technology, primary particle large single crystal nickel-cobalt-manganese ternary material synthesis technology and other core technologies for lithium-ion battery cathode materials, we are my country’s leading lithium nickel-cobalt-manganese oxide enterprise.

Industry analysts said that as a ternary cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, lithium nickel cobalt manganate has excellent performance and is expected to replace cobalt acid in the future. Lithium has become a mainstream product in the market. my country is one of the world’s major producers of ternary cathode materials. With the technological advancement of local companies and increasingly strong downstream demand, my country’s output and quality of lithium nickel cobalt manganate will further increase in the future.