Patent ID: 7771875

Claim:
A positive electrode for a battery, comprising: a compound of lithium nickel cobalt metal oxide, A, wherein a metal in said compound A is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of: titanium, chromium, calcium, vanadium, and iron, wherein said compound A having a formula, Li a LNi 1-b-c Co b M c O 2 , wherein M is the metal in compound A, and wherein 0.97≦a≦1.05, 0.01≦b≦0.30, and 0≦c≦0.10; and an oxide of lithium cobalt, B; wherein said compound A having a first (003) crystalline surface having a X-ray diffraction peak with an intensity of I 003 ; wherein said compound A having a second (104) crystalline surface having an X-Ray diffraction peak with an intensity of I 104 ; and wherein the ratio of said I 003 /I 104 is greater than 1.20 wherein said compound A has granule diameters between 5 μm and 20 μm.